Reading:
  • On'yomi:
  • Kun'yomi: みやこ
Meaning:
  • capital, suburbs of capital
Components:
  • Radicals:
    • : (102) field
    • : (52) small, young
    • : (62) axe, halberd
    • : (3) a dot
  • Components:
    • ノ: katakana letter
Miscellaneous information:
  • Strokes: 15
  • Taught in grade 9
  • Frequency: 1683
Popular compounds containing this kanji:
  • 近畿 きんき
    Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
  • 畿内 きない
    territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule, (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
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