Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小京都(しょうきょうと) in Japanese

小京都
Kana Reading
しょうきょうと
Romaji
shōkyōto
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    little Kyoto; nick-name for towns that resemble Kyoto
    Example sentence
    我々はこの町を小京都と呼ぶ。 We refer to this city as Little Kyoto.

Examples of 小京都, しょうきょうと in a sentence

Kanji in this word

都 JLPT 4

11 strokes

metropolis, capital

On'Yomi: ト, ツ

Kun'Yomi: みやこ

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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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京 JLPT 4

8 strokes

capital, 10**16

On'Yomi: キョウ, ケイ, キン

Kun'Yomi: みやこ

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都

11 strokes

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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