京都

Chinese
capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
 
metropolis; capital city; all
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
simp. and trad.
(京都)		 京 都

Pronunciation

Note:
  • kiaⁿ-to͘ - vernacular;
  • keng-to͘ - literary.
    Rime
    Character 京 都
    Reading # 1/1 1/1
    Initial (聲) 見 (28) 端 (5)
    Final (韻) 庚 (111) 模 (23)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division (等) III I
    Fanqie 舉卿切 當孤切
    Baxter kjaeng tu
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang    		 /kˠiæŋ/ /tuo/
    Pan
    Wuyun    		 /kᵚiaŋ/ /tuo/
    Shao
    Rongfen    		 /kiaŋ/ /to/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank    		 /kiajŋ/ /tɔ/
    Li
    Rong    		 /kiɐŋ/ /to/
    Wang
    Li    		 /kĭɐŋ/ /tu/
    Bernard
    Karlgren    		 /ki̯ɐŋ/ /tuo/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex    		 jīng dū
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex    		 ging1 dou1

    Noun

    京都

    1. (literary) capital city (of a country)
    Usage notes

    When translating the English term capital city, use 首都 (shǒudū) when referring to the capital of a country, 首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and 省會／省会 (shěnghuì) when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include 國都／国都 (guódū), 京城 (jīngchéng), 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    Sino-Xenic (京都):
    • → Japanese: 京都(きょうと) (Kyōto)
    See also

    Etymology 2

    Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 京都 (Kyōto).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    京都

    1. (～市) Kyoto (a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
    2. (～府) Kyoto (a prefecture of Japan)

    Japanese
    Kanji in this term
    京 都
    きょう
    Grade: 2    		 と
    Grade: 3
    goon kan’on
    Alternative spelling
    京都 (kyūjitai)

    Etymology

    /kjauto/ → /kjɔːto/ → /kjoːto/

    From Middle Chinese 京都 (kˠiæŋ tuo, literally “capital city”).

    Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) きょ​ーと [kyóꜜòtò] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ːto̞]
    • Audio(file)

    Proper noun

    京(きょう)都(と) • (Kyōto) ←きやうと (kyauto)?

    1. a placename, especially:
      1. Short for 京都府 (Kyōto-fu): Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture (a prefecture of Japan)
      2. Short for 京都市 (Kyōto-shi): Kyoto (the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
        Synonyms: 京 (Kyō), 京の都 (Kyō no miyako)
    2. a surname
    3. a female given name

    Derived terms
    Derived terms
    • 京都五山(きょうとござん) (Kyōto Gozan)
    • 京都御所(きょうとごしょ) (Kyōto Gosho)
    • 京都所司(きょうとしょし)代(だい) (Kyōto Shoshidai)
    • 京都代官(きょうとだいかん) (Kyōto Daikan)
    • 京都弁(きょうとべん) (Kyōto-ben)
    • 京都盆地(きょうとぼんち) (Kyōto Bonchi)
    • 京都守護(きょうとしゅご) (Kyōto Shugo)
    • 小(しょう)京都(きょうと) (shō-Kyōto)

    Descendants

    See also

    Okinawan
    Kanji in this term
    京 都
    Grade: 2 Grade: 3
    Alternative spelling
    京都 (kyūjitai)

    Etymology

    From Japanese 京都 (Kyōto).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /t͡ɕoːtu/

    Proper noun

    京都(ちょーとぅ) (Chōtu) 

    1. Kyoto (a prefecture of Japan)
    2. Kyoto (the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)

    References
    • 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    京都

    Proper noun

    京都

    1. chữ Hán form of Kinh Đô (“Kyoto”)., a prefecture of Japan
    2. chữ Hán form of Kinh Đô (“Kyoto”)., the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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