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東京帝国大学 (とうきょうていこくだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東とう京きょう帝てい国こく大だい学がく

Meanings

1

Tokyo Imperial University

organization name

Historical name for the University of Tokyo from 1897 to 1947. Now simply 東京大学.

東とう京きょう帝てい国こく大だい学がくは、戦せん後ごに東とう京きょう大だい学がくと改かい称しょうされた。
Tokyo Imperial University was renamed the University of Tokyo after the war.

Kanji

東east
京capital, 10**16
帝sovereign, the emperor, god
国country
大

large, big

学study, learning, science

Related words

東とう京きょう大だい学がく
Current official name of the same institution since 1947.

Etymology

Compound of 東京 (Tokyo) + 帝国 (imperial) + 大学 (university), reflecting the pre-war imperial university system.