江戸

See also: 江戶 and 江户

Japanese
江戸 (Edo): Map of Edo from the 1840s.
Kanji in this term
江 戸
え
Grade: S		 と > ど
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 江 (e, “cove, inlet”) +‎ 戸 (to, “entrance, gate, door”). The to changes to do as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

江戸 (hiragana えど, rōmaji Edo)

  1. Edo, the former name of Tokyo
    The city was renamed from Edo to Tōkyō in 1868.
  2. a surname

Descendants
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