Tokyo

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US/ˈtoʊ.ki.oʊ/US/ˈtoʊk.joʊ/UK/ˈtəʊ.ki.əʊ/

proper noun

A prefecture and capital city of Japan.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative archaic Tokio

  1. A prefecture and capital city of Japan.

    The first phase of the project, connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, is scheduled to be completed in 2027 and is expected to cut traveling time between those cities by half.

    2019 March 4, Maggie Hiufu Wong, “China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 2020”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2020

    Synonyms: Edo, Yedo

  2. metonymicallyThe Japanese government.

    Tokyo required certain military technologies and some raw materials that its main European ally already possessed, and also needed new markets for its Southeast Asian products in order to keep the local economies alive.

    2017 June 8, Rotem Kowner, “When economics, strategy, and racial ideology meet: inter-Axis connections in the wartime Indian Ocean*”, in Journal of Global History, volume 12, number 2, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, page 231
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    Meanwhile, Japan must bolster its own defenses and substantially increase defense spending to meet new threats. Tokyo should swallow some of its suspicions and move more quickly to rebuild frayed ties with South Korea. It should make cooperation with the United States a cornerstone of its engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific and with NATO. It is a full agenda and there is no time to lose.

    2022 July 1, The Japan Times Editorial Board, “Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan”, in The Japan Times, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2022, Editorials

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture and capital city of Japan.

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Origin

  1. Middle Chinese東“east”
  2. EnglishTokyo

Borrowed from Japanese 東(とう)京(きょう) (Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”), as opposed to Kyoto in the west, from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) + 京 (kjaeng, “capital”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
Arabic طُوكْيُو, تُوكْيُو
  • طُوكْيُو (ṭūkyū)capital of Japan
  • تُوكْيُو (tūkyū)capital of Japan
Basque Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
Bengali টোকিও
  • টোকিও (ṭōkiō)capital of Japan
Bulgarian То́кио
  • То́кио (Tókio)capital of Japan
Catalan Tòquio
  • Tòquiocapital of Japan
Chinese Cantonese 東京 /东京
  • 東京 /东京capital of Japan
Chinese Mandarin 東京 /东京
  • 東京 /东京 (Dōngjīng)capital of Japan
Czech Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
Danish Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Dutch Tokio, Tokyo
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Esperanto Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
Estonian Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Finnish Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
French Tokyo, Tōkyō
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
  • Tōkyōcapital of Japan
German Tokio, Tokyo
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Greek Τόκιο, Τόκυο
  • Τόκιο (Tókio)capital of Japan
  • Τόκυο (Tókyo)capital of Japan
Hebrew טוֹקְיוֹ
  • טוֹקְיוֹ (tokyo)capital of Japan
Hindi टोक्यो, तोक्यो
  • टोक्यो (ṭokyo)capital of Japan
  • तोक्यो (tokyo)capital of Japan
Hungarian Tokió
  • Tokiócapital of Japan
Icelandic Tókýó, Tókíó
  • Tókýócapital of Japan
  • Tókíócapital of Japan
Indonesian Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Irish Tóiceo
  • Tóiceocapital of Japan
Italian Tokyo, Tokio
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
  • Tochiocapital of Japan
Japanese 東京
  • 東京 (Tōkyō)capital of Japan
Korean 도쿄, 토쿄
  • 도쿄 (Dokyo)capital of Japan
  • 토쿄capital of Japan
  • 도꾜 (Dokkyo)capital of Japan
  • 동경 (Donggyeong)capital of Japan
Latin Tocium, Tokium
  • Tociumcapital of Japan
  • Tokiumcapital of Japan
Latvian Tokija
  • Tokijacapital of Japan
Lithuanian Tokijas
  • Tokijascapital of Japan
Malay Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Norwegian Bokmål Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Persian توکیو
  • توکیو (tokyo)capital of Japan
Polish Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
Portuguese Tóquio
  • Tóquiocapital of Japan
Punjabi ਟੋਕੀਓ
  • ਟੋਕੀਓ (ṭokīo)capital of Japan
Romanian Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
Russian То́кио
  • То́кио (Tókio)capital of Japan
Slovak Tokio
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
Spanish Tokio, Tokyo
  • Tokiocapital of Japan
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
  • Tokíocapital of Japan
Swedish Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Tagalog Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Tamil தோக்கியோ
  • தோக்கியோ (tōkkiyō)capital of Japan
Thai โตเกียว
  • โตเกียว (dtoo-giao)capital of Japan
Turkish Tokyo
  • Tokyocapital of Japan
Ukrainian То́кіо
  • То́кіо (Tókio)capital of Japan
Urdu ٹوکیو
  • ٹوکیو (ṭokiyo)capital of Japan
Vietnamese Tô-ki-ô, Đông Kinh
  • Tô-ki-ôcapital of Japan
  • Đông Kinhcapital of Japan
Yiddish טאָקיאָ
  • טאָקיאָ (tokyo)capital of Japan

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Cite this entry
APA

Tokyo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokyo

MLA

“Tokyo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokyo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tokyo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokyo.

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