Japanese symbol for “tokyo”
東京
とうきょう
Romaji: toukyou
Tokyo
In Japanese, tokyo is 東京, read とうきょう (toukyou).
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Meanings
- n Tokyo
Written forms: 東京、東亰. Readings: とうきょう、とうけい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tokyo”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東 | とう tou | Tokyo |
| トンキン | トンキン tonkin | Tokyo |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | east and west |
| 東洋 | とうよう touyou | the East; the Orient; (East) Asia |
| 東部 | とうぶ toubu | eastern part; the east (of a region) |
| 北東 | ほくとう hokutou | northeast |
| 東北 | とうほく touhoku | north-east |
| 京都 | きょうと kyouto | Kyoto (city, prefecture) |
| 北京 | ペキン pekin | Beijing (China); Peking |
| 上京 | じょうきょう joukyou | going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.