"Tokyo" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɔ.kjo/ Forms: Tokio [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔkjo Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 東京 (とうきょう, Tōkyō, literally “Eastern capital”), from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) + 京 (kjæng, “capital”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|ja|東京|lit=Eastern capital|tr=とうきょう, Tōkyō}} Borrowed from Japanese 東京 (とうきょう, Tōkyō, literally “Eastern capital”), {{der|it|ltc|東||east|tr=tuwng}} Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Tokyo f
  1. Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Places in Japan, Prefectures of Japan

Alternative forms

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