Tokyo

The 23 Wards of Tokyo (blue), Yokohama (red), Kawasaki (purple), Saitama (pink), Chiba (green).

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • prefecture, capital city Japan (country).
  • The Japanese government.

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Origin

  • Borrowed from Japanese 東京, as opposed to Kyoto in the west, from Middle Chinese 東 ("east") + 京.

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