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Chinese calls Tokyo 东京 because Japanese calls Tokyo 東京. (东 is the simplified version of 東). Tokyo is "East Capital" in Japanese because it's east of Kyoto, which was the capital during the Edo period.
Tokyo translate: 東京（日本首都）. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
Japanese pronouncing is not based on Chinese. Instead it's based on Japanese，as many things are pronounced through transliteration. Tokyo does mean dongjing--capital in the east according to Chinese concept. And this is interpreted through the concept that its Japanese counterpart originally means.
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Before 1868, Tokyo was actually known as Edo! This might sound familiar because of things like the Edo Period in history (which we will cover briefly). The name was changed to Tokyo when the emperor took back power in 1867 due to the Imperial rescript. In Japanese, Tokyo is written as 東京. The symbol 東 means East or Eastern, while 京 means capital or...
Even during the Edo Period, many regarded the city to be “Kyoto in the East”. However, this term and the associated characters (東京) weren’t used explicitly during that time. Edo’s new name can be dated back to an 1868 petition. Sentaro Kitajima, a political figure in Edo, submitted this petition to the new government on the 4th of April 1868. It wa...
There were three shogunate periods in Japan’s History. The first one started with Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192 and ended in 1333. After Go-Daigo’s revolt which ended the first shogunate rule, a second shogunate was established by Ashikaga Takaujiin 1336. This shogunate ruled Japan from 1338 to 1573. In the year 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasugained control over...
Tokyo and Kyoto have the same characters in Japanese writing. In English, it’s clear to see that both names consist of “To” and “Kyo”. We’ve already covered that Tokyo means “Kyoto in the East”, and the “to” means east. As Edo was renamed Tokyo to be “Kyoto in the East”, it makes sense for both cities to use the same characters and letters!
Through its tumultuous history, this city has seen incredible dangers and changes. Edo/Tokyo was the Tokugawa Shogunate government location in 1603, and barely 50 years later there was a major fire. Over 100,000 people were killed, and 60 years later firefighter organizations were established. By 1721, there were already 1.3 million people living i...
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Tokyo translations: 東京（日本首都）. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
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