じょうきょう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
Kanji used
above
capital
Pitch accent
じょ
うきょう
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Composed of
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Examples (5 in total)
He came up to Tokyo on business.
On leaving high school, I went to Tokyo.
Whenever he comes up to Tokyo, he stays at our house.
Mr Sato ran a supermarket in his hometown before he came to Tokyo.
Ten years have passed since I came to Tokyo at the age of eighteen.