南京

Chinese
south capital; Beijing (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(南京)		 南 京
Literally: “southern capital”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

南京

  1. (～市) Nanjing (the capital city of Jiangsu, China)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 南京條約／南京条约

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
南 京
なん
Grade: 2		 きん
Grade: 2
tōon

From dialectal Chinese 南京

Pronunciation

Proper noun

南京 (hiragana なんきん, katakana ナンキン, rōmaji Nankin)

  1. Nanjing
    Synonym: 金陵 (Kinryō)
See also

Noun

南京 (hiragana なんきん, rōmaji nankin)

  1. pumpkin, squash
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
南 京
なん
Grade: 2		 きょう
Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

南京 (hiragana なんきょう, rōmaji nankyō, historical hiragana なんきやう)

  1. a southern capital

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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