京きょう

noun

imperial capital; Kyoto

Only with reading きょう

Refers to the historical imperial capital, especially Kyoto. Often used in historical or traditional contexts.

• 京きょうは千せん年ねんの都みやことして知しられている。

  Kyoto is known as the thousand-year capital.

noun

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

• いろは歌うたの最さい後ごの文も字じは「京きょう」です。

  The last character of the iroha poem is 京.

numeric

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.

• 1京きょうは10の16乗じょうです。

  One 京 is 10 to the 16th power.