中京

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Chinese

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middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(中京)
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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中京

  1. (historical) middle capital (referring to a variety of cities in Chinese history)

Japanese

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 中京 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
きょう
Grade: 2
goon

(mid-) +‎ (capital). Nagoya is the "Central Capital", between 東京 (Tōkyō, literally Eastern Capital) and 西京 (Saikyō, Kyoto, literally Western Capital).

Proper noun

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(ちゅう)(きょう) (Chūkyōちゅうきゃう (Tyuukyau)?

  1. Synonym of 名古屋 (Nagoya)
  2. Chūkyō (a metropolitan area in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1
きょう > ぎょう
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

(mid-) +‎ (capital)

Proper noun

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(なか)(ぎょう) (Nakagyōなかぎゃう (Nakagyau)?

  1. Nakagyō (a ward of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture)