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Tokyo

Tokyo

243 1.0
The capital and largest city of Japan and its main business and cultural center
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtoʊkjoʊ/
: Tokio
  • We are here in Tokyo, Japan, and we're thrifting.
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Tokyo University
  • Tokyo subway

We will be making our debut on Tokyo's Nikkei Index.

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Examples

  • One of the top ten must-see spots in all of Tokyo!

  • I'd also like to introduce you to Detective Netah from Tokyo.

  • Do you know what time it is in Tokyo right now?

  • You said if you could close this deal in Tokyo, you and Mark would be set.

  • And so I was in Tokyo for the World Rugby Tour Cup.

  • Today is our last full day in Tokyo and we're off to Shibuya.

  • They come to Tokyo every summer, the whole squad.

  • There are nonstop flights from Seattle to Tokyo; make two reservations and pay for them in cash.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • On January 24, 1971, returning to Tokyo, On Kawara subtitles that day's painting in Esperanto.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The bustling metropolis of Tokyo is renowned for its unique blend of tradition and modernity.

Synonyms

Tokio
vsTokyo
  • Archaic
1 3.8

An older spelling of the name Tokyo, the capital city of Japan

has identical meaning but uses the standard modern spelling

Surface Forms

Tokyo main

Etymology

The word Tokyo comes from Japanese and means 'eastern capital': Tō 'east' and kyō 'capital'. It was named when the capital moved east from Kyoto, so the name shows why Tokyo is Japan's capital and largest city.