15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

capital, suburbs of capital

Kun'yomi
  • みやこ
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

capital, suburbs of capital
キ みやこ (11th)
how many, how much, how far
いく- キ い (7th, N3)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
protection
ジュ まもり まも.る (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)

Common Words

Kinai (the five provinces in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi; made obsolete in 757)
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan
territories in the vicinity of Kyoto ②territories in the vicinity of the imperial palace
wider Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, Wakayama and Fukui prefectures)
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References

Unicode hex code 757F
JIS X 0208 1-21-6
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1497
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3768
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4408
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 3002
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2887
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1483
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1684
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2859
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21925
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 898
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f10.3
Four corner code 2265.3