PDF 京 Means Capital Walled City Higher Land

PDF 京 Means Capital Walled City Higher Land

PDF 京 Means Capital Walled City Higher Land

PDF 京 Means Capital Walled City Higher Land

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Map Kanji 京 in City Names En PDF

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Kanji (Hiragana: きょう Romaji: Kyo-u) means Capital City, Walled City, or Higher Land. East Asia nations used 京 to describe the locations of their capital cities.

東京 (Hiragana: とうきょう Romaji: To-u-kyo-u) is the capital of Japan.
京都 (Hiragana: きょうと Romaji: Kyo-u-to) is the ancient capital of Japan.
京畿道 (Hiragana: けいきどう Romaji: Ke-i-ki-do-u Korean: 경기도) is the capital province of Korea.
北京 (Hiragana: ぺきん Romaji: Pe-ki-nn Chinese: Bei-jing) is the capital of China.
南京 (Hiragana: なんきん Romaji: Na-nn-ki-nn Chinese: Nan-jing) is the ancient capital of China.


Further study:


Japan Ministry of Education (文部科学省). 学習指導要領 生きる力. 2017.
Republic of Korea Ministry of Education (대한민국 교육부).
People's Republic of China Ministry of Education (中华人民共和国教育部). Tōngyòng Guīfàn Hànzì Biǎo (通用规范汉字表). 2013.
U.S. Department of Education (アメリカ合衆国教育省).

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