Kyoto
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Kyoto
- /ˈkjoʊtoʊ/ US
- /kiˈjoʊtoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 京(きょう)都(と) (Kyōto, literally “capital city”), from Middle Chinese 京都 (kjæng-tu, “capital (of a country)”).
proper noun Kioto · Kyōto
- A prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan.
- The capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan; and the country's former capital. The aversion to public displays of eating persists today not only in Kyoto but also throughout the higher levels of Japanese society.
- The Kyoto Protocol. The merits and limitations of Kyoto have been subject to great discussion. Some criticize the regime for being too top-down, wasteful and infective as a means of tacking climate change (Prins and Rayner 2007; Victor 2001).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kobe, tokyo, osaka, protocol, kyōto, miyako, kyo, keishi, yamashiro, gion, fushimi, higashiyama, tokushima, kyôto, kioto, kochi
Translations
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name Kyōto, Japan
| Español | Kioto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교토 Gyoto |
| 日本語 | 京都 Kyōto, 京都府 Kyōto-fu, 京都市 Kyōto-shi |
| 中文 | 京都 Jīngdū |
| हिन्दी | क्योटो kyoṭo, क्योतो kyoto |
| Português | Quioto, Meaco |
| Français | Kyoto |
| Deutsch | Kyōto |
| Italiano | Kyoto |
| Ελληνικά | Κιότο Kióto |
| Română | Kyoto |
| Русский | Кио́то Kióto |
| Tiếng Việt | Kyoto, Kyōto, (Sino-Vietnamese) Kinh Đô |
| العربية | كِيُوتُو kiyūtū |
| עברית | קְיוֹטוֹ kyoto |
Talk about this word "Kyoto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kyoto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Kyoto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kyoto "Kyoto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kyoto.Cite this
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