JLPT N4 · 8 strokes
Kanji 京: "capital, 10**16"
The kanji 京 means "capital, 10**16". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read キョウ, ケイ, キン in on'yomi and みやこ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウケイキン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みやこ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | capital, 10**16 |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 74 of 2,501 |
Common words with 京
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 東京Tokyo
- 京都Kyoto (city, prefecture)
- 京imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) · final word of an iroha poem
- 東京都Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
- 上京going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
- 東京湾Tokyo Bay
- 北京Beijing (China); Peking
- 東京タワーplace : Tokyo Tower
- 東京オリンピックTokyo Olympics
- 東京大学University of Tokyo
- 京都府Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
- 東京電力Tokyo Electric Power
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