みやこ
Meanings
Noun
1. capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government
That place is an ancient capital.
2. capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light)
But more than that, this is the capital of music.
3. location of the Imperial Palace
Pitch accent
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やこ
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
leaving (fleeing) the capital
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
arriving in the capital
city style; metropolitan
Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai city)
Miyako Konbu (sweet and sour snack made from dried kelp); Nakano no Miyako Konbu
dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district
dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district
Tokyo bitterling (Tanakia tanago)
miyako-bushi scale (characteristic Japanese hemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, fa, la, ti, do)
direction of the capital (esp. Kyoto)
Examples (10 in total)
That place is an ancient capital.
Venice is a city on water.
It will result in building a temporary capital.