漢字城 Kanji Fortress

京 capital

On'yomi
キョウ、ケイ
Strokes
8
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
京 is written in 8 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Under a tall roof (亠) sits a gate (口) with a small (小) guard beneath it — the walled city that became the capital.

A common word

  • 東京 とうきょう Tokyo

Example sentences

  • らいげつ、きょうとへいきます。

    I'm going to Kyoto next month.

  • とうきょうはひとがおおいです。

    Tokyo has a lot of people.

Kanji that share a part

亠 is its radical. 35 kanji share it in all.

口 is a component. 124 kanji share it in all.