Tōkyō
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (alternative spelling of) Tokyo, (a=a in capital city).
- a prefecture and de-facto capital of Japan
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 東京 (Tokyo, eastern capital, Eastern capital) derived from Middle Chinese 東 (east).
Origin
Middle Chinese
東
Gloss
east
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
東