Only with reading きょう
Refers to the historical imperial capital, especially Kyoto. Often used in historical or traditional contexts.
final word of the iroha poem
Only with reading きょう
Specifically the last word of the classical iroha poem. This is a fixed literary reference, not a productive meaning.
See also: いろは歌
ten quadrillion; 10^16
A numeric unit meaning 10^16 (ten quadrillion). Usually read as けい, but きょう is also possible. Rare in everyday use; mainly encountered in large-number contexts.
One 京 is 10 to the 16th power.
Kyoto is known as the thousand-year capital.
The last character of the iroha poem is 京.
going to Tokyo; going to the capital
western capital; Kyoto
imperial capital · heaven
being in the capital; residing in Tokyo
return to Tokyo; return to the capital
Beijing opera; classical Chinese opera
the two capitals
former capital region; Kyoto and its environs
kyokabe; Kyoto-style clay wall
Kyoto woman; woman from Kyoto
capital official (ritsuryō system)
capital style; fashionable style of the capital
direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
Kyoto dyeing; Kyoto-dyed textiles
capital (esp. Kyoto)
Kyoto merchant · well-informed and loose-lipped Kyotoite
Standard kanji spelling for the imperial capital and the numeric unit.
The kanji 京 originally depicted a high hill or capital city. Its use for the numeric unit 10^16 is a later extension, possibly from the idea of a 'great number'.