How do you read 上京?

上京 is read じょうきょう (joukyou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 上京 in romaji?

上京 is written joukyou in romaji, also spelled jokyo.

What kanji are in 上京?

上 (Above, Up); 京 (Capital, 10**16).

上京じょうきょう

Q: What JLPT level is 上京?

上京 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

じょうきょう · joukyou (also spelled jokyo)

JLPT N2 › noun

Going (up) to the capital, going to Tokyo

Other ways to say “going to the capital” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

上Above, Up 音じょう・しょう訓うえ・-うえ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes 京Capital, 10**16 音きょう・けい訓みやこ JLPT N4 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

上じょうfirst volume; superior quality; governmental 上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing 真上まうえjust above, right overhead 上京じょうきょうproceeding to the capital (Tokyo)帰京ききょうreturning to Tokyo

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What does 上京 mean?

Going (up) to the capital, going to Tokyo.

How do you pronounce 上京?

じょうきょう (joukyou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 上京?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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