Meaning of 上京 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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上京
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Kana Readingじょうきょう
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Romajijōkyō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
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Example Sentences
上京, じょうきょう used in context
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I hear my father was as old as I am now when he came up to Tokyo.
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She came up to Tokyo at eighteen.
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He is scheduled to come up to Tokyo tomorrow.
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Whenever he comes up to Tokyo, he stays at our house.
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Whenever he comes up to Tokyo, he stays with us.
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Every time he comes up to Tokyo, he never fails to call me up.
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On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す
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