きょう
 
いなか
田舎
 
 

expression

Proverb.
  1. even in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them, (even) Kyoto is rustic in places.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
 
いなか
田舎
 
 
京に田舎あり きょうにいなかあり

Contained Kanji 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)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
cottage, inn, hut
シャ セキ やど.る (5th, N1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)