Meanings
- historicalSynonym of Pyongyang: the Japanese-derived name (during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century, now capital of North Korea).
Korean tradition relates that Kitse of China came into the peninsula and established his capital in the valley of the River Ta-Ton (Daido), on the site now occupied by Heijo (Pyengyang), in 1122 B.C.
[1929, “Historic Background”, in Sainosuké Kiriyama, editor, Chosen of To-day, Keijo, Chosen: Chikasawa Printing House, →OCLC, page 5, column 21 more example
Among investigations of ancient sites made by Japanese scholars in the Korean Peninsula during the past forty yeas, there are some which have attracted the attention of scholars of the world. One of these was the excavation of the Lo-lang sites of the Han dynasty centering about Heijōᵃ (P'ing-jang); the other was the discovery of the Kao-kou-li tombs with wall paintings in the neighborhood of Heijō and in the in the vicinity of T'ung-kou, Chi-an shêng,ᵇ Manchuria, in the north.
1952, Suyeji Umehara, “The Newly Discovered Tombs with Wall Paintings of the Kao-kou-li Dynasty”, in Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, volume 6, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5Synonyms: Pyongyang
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Pyongyang: the Japanese-derived name (during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century, now capital of North Korea).
Origin
From Japanese 平壤(へいじょう) (Heijō), the spelling 平壤 or its shinjitai form 平壌 are still used but now normally pronounced as ピョンヤン (Pyon'yan) in Japanese.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Japanese 平壤
- 平壤 (Heijō)(historical) the name of Pyongyang during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century
Cite this entry
Heijō. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heij%C5%8D
“Heijō.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heij%C5%8D. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heijō,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heij%C5%8D.
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