also: けいらく
Literary or historical term for the capital, especially Kyoto. Often used in classical or poetic contexts.
The land of the capital (Kyoto) flourished as the thousand-year capital.
He left the capital (Kyoto) and went down to the eastern provinces.
Standard kanji form; the reading きょうらく is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than きょうらく.
From Chinese 京洛 (jīngluò), originally referring to the ancient capitals Luoyang and Chang'an. In Japanese, it came to refer specifically to Kyoto as the imperial capital.