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)
coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
departure from the capital
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
Kyoto woman
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard
gossipy Kyotoite
Heian-kyō; ancient Kyoto
Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
Kyoto products
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
Kyoto Prefecture
new capital
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
Kyoto man; man from Kyoto
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
British capital; London
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
vicinity of Kyoto
jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
traditional Kyoto dance
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
financially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)
even in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them; (lit.) (even) Kyoto is rustic in places
ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
somewhat reddish purple
public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
style that is fashionable in the capital
water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect; type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period
Ōtsukyō Station