Moji Ninja

京 — capital

京 means “capital”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou), ケイ (kei). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 京 (kyou, “imperial capital”).

京
Stroke order of 京
Meaning
capital
On'yomi
キョウ (kyou), ケイ (kei)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N4 · set Towns & places

How to remember 京

A roof (亠) over a tall building (口) on small (小) pillars: the palace of the capital.

Parts: 亠 lid · 口 mouth; box · 小 small

Words with 京

WordReadingMeaning
京きょう kyou onimperial capital

Don't confuse it with

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