きょう
Meanings
Noun
1. imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)
when read as "きょう"
2. final word of an iroha poem
when read as "きょう"
Numeric
3. 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion
usu. けい
Pitch accent
きょ
Used in vocabulary (45 in total)
classical Chinese opera
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)
the two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)