also: ペイチン
noun
Beijing; Peking
Proper noun for the capital of China. The older English name Peking corresponds to the same city; in Japanese the usual reading is ペキン.
北京は中国の首都です。
Beijing is the capital of China.
来月、仕事で北京に行きます。
I am going to Beijing for work next month.
Attested search-only reading; modern Japanese normally reads 北京 as ペキン.
Written with 北 meaning “north” and 京 meaning “capital”; 北京 is conventionally understood as “northern capital.” The Japanese reading ペキン is the established Japanese rendering of this place name.