Chinese

Proper noun

東京

1. Tokyo
2. former name of Kaifeng
3. former name of Hanoi
4. Tonkin

Noun

東京

1. (historical) the eastern capital, in situations where dual capitals existed

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) とうきょう [tòókyóó] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːkjo̞ː]

Etymology 1

Noun

東京 ‎(hiragana とうきょう, romaji tōkyō, historical hiragana とうきやう)

1. an eastern capital
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 663)

     Tôqiǒ. トゥキャゥ (東京) Figaxino miyaco. (東の都) 東の地方の都 (Miaco).

Etymology 2

From an earlier pronunciation /toukyau/, which became /toːkyoː/.

Proper noun

東京 ‎(hiragana とうきょう, romaji Tōkyō, historical hiragana とうきやう)

1. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, former city of Tokyo and now composed of 23 special wards

   昨日 (きのう)、東京 (とうきょう)は曇 (くも)りでしたか。

   Kinō, Tōkyō wa kumori deshita ka.

   Was it cloudy in Tokyo yesterday?

2. Tokyo Prefecture
3. Tokyo Station

Synonyms

• 江戸 (えど) ‎(edo) (historical name of the former city of Tokyo)
• 23区 (former city of Tokyo)
• 東京23区 (former city of Tokyo)
• 東京都 (Tokyo Prefecture)
• 都 (と) ‎(to) (Tokyo Prefecture)
• 東京駅 (Tokyo Station)

Etymology 3

From an earlier pronunciation /toukei/, which became /toːkei/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toːkei], IPA^(key): [toːkeː]

Proper noun

東京 ‎(hiragana とうけい, romaji Tōkei)

1. a historical (primarily early to mid Meiji period) reading of the name of the city of Tōkyō

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tonkin]

Proper noun

東京 ‎(katakana トンキン, romaji Tonkin)

1. the northernmost part of Vietnam; Tonkin

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.

Korean

Proper noun

東京 • ‎(Donggyeong) ‎(hangeul 동경)

1. Hanja form^? of 동경, “alternative name of Tokyo”.

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 東京 ‎(Tōkyō).

Proper noun

東京 ‎(hiragana とーちょー, romaji tōchō)

1. Tokyo

Vietnamese

Proper noun

東京

1. Hán tự form of Đông Kinh, “former name of Hanoi, Tonkin; Tokyo”