北京ぺきん

also: ペイチン

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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.

北京ぺきんは中ちゅう国ごくの首しゅ都とです。
Beijing is the capital of China.
来らい月げつ、仕し事ごとで北京ぺきんに行いきます。
I am going to Beijing for work next month.

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Kanji

北north
京capital, 10**16

Opposites

南なん京きょう
南京 (なんきょう) is the archaic 'southern capital' name for Nara, while 北京 (ほくきょう) is the archaic 'northern capital' name for Kyoto, the two terms being used in historical contrast.

Word family

北京鍋ぺきんなべ
Peking wok; Beijing-style wok; wok with a single long handle
北京原人ぺきんげんじん
Peking Man; Homo erectus pekinensis
北京料理ぺきんりょうり
Beijing cuisine
北京ぺきんダック
Peking duck

Written forms

北京Usage99%
- ペキン
  Standard Japanese spelling and reading for Beijing, the capital of China.
- ペイチン
  search-only kana form
  Attested search-only reading; modern Japanese normally reads 北京 as ペキン.
ペキンUsage1%

Etymology

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.