北ほく都とFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000Meanings1nounKyoto (historical term)historical termHistorical term for Kyoto, used in contrast with 南都 (Nara). Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.See also: 南都平へい安あん時じ代だい、北ほく都とは日に本ほんの政せい治じの中ちゅう心しんだった。In the Heian period, the northern capital (Kyoto) was the political center of Japan.