京けい華か

noun

capital; national capital

Archaic literary term for a capital city, especially in classical Chinese-influenced writing. In modern Japanese, 首都 (しゅと) is the standard word.

• 古ふるい漢かん詩しでは、京けい華かという言こと葉ばが都みやこを指さして使つかわれることがある。

  In old Chinese-style poetry, the word 京華 is sometimes used to refer to the capital.