【京】(kyou, kei/ capital) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N4

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This time, I will introduce the Kanji character 京.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-reading is
・きょう　kyou
・けい　kei

For example,
・京　けい　kei
It's a unit of number one thousand times a trillion.

・上京　じょうきょう　jou-kyou
It means to go to the capital by a person living in a rural area. Especially going to Tokyo.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kanji has no kun-reading.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
But, there is no special reading.

Meanings 

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "京".
・The capital city with the emperor

Radical

And the radical of this character is 亠　nabe-buta
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・京野　きょうの　Kyouno
・京極　きょうごく　Kyougoku

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 京
・京子　きょうこ　Kyouko
・京香　きょうか　Kyouka
・右京　うきょう　Ukyou

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 京
・西村 京太郎　にしむらきょうたろう　Nishimura Kyoutarou
He was a novelist.

・浜口 京子　はまぐちきょうこ　Hamaguchi Kyouko
She is a wrestler.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 京.
・東京　とうきょう　toukyou
Tokyo
The capital of Japan.

・京都　きょうと　kyouto
Kyoto
Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over 1000 years from 794 to 1868.

・中京　ちゅうきょう　Chuukyou
Nagoya and environs area
The word "中" means "in the middle."
Since it is located between Kyoto(京都) and Tokyo(東京), it means "in the middle(中)" of the two "Kyo(京)" areas.

・京浜　けいひん　Keihin
It means Tokyo(東京) and Yokohama(横浜). The word is made from one character of each.

・京阪神　けいはんしん　Keihanshin
It means Kyoto(京都), Osaka(大阪) and Kobe(神戸). The word is made from one character of each.

・北京　ぺきん　Pekin
Beijing
The capital of China.

・南京　なんきん　Nankin
Nanjing

Similar

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 京
・東　とう、ひがし　tou, higashi
It means East

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 京 in their composition
・就　しょく、つく　shoku, tsu-ku
It means be appointed to a post.

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