8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

capital, 10**16

Kun'yomi
  • capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital) ②capital (of music, fashion, etc.) ③location of the Imperial Palace
On'yomi
  • キョ
    imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) ②final word of an iroha poem ③10^16
  • imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) ②final word of an iroha poem ③10^16
  • キン
Nanori
  • たか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 98.2%
キン 1.0%
ケイ 0.8%

Character Breakdown

capital, 10**16
キョウ キン ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto) ②final word of an iroha poem ③10^16
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture)
going (up) to the capital
Kyoto Prefectural Police
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 4EAC
JIS X 0208 1-21-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 295
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 93
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2052
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2546
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1297
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1766
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 312
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 334
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 16
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 663
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 172
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 299
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 99
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 189
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 189
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 63
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 109
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 110
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 157
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 303
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 233
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 39
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 318
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j6.3
Four corner code 0090.6
De Roo Code 441