middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | capital; Beijing (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. andtrad. (中京) | 中 | 京 | |
中京
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 京 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 | きょう Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
中(“mid-”) +京(“capital”). Nagoya is the "Central Capital", between東京(Tōkyō, literally“Eastern Capital”) and西京(Saikyō,“Kyoto”, literally“Western Capital”).
中京• (Chūkyō) ←ちゅうきやう(Tyuukyau)?
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 中 | 京 |
| なか Grade: 1 | きょう > ぎょう Grade: 2 |
| yutōyomi | |