平城京
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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平 | 城 | 京 |
へい Grade: 3 | じょう Grade: 4 | きょう Grade: 2 |
kan’on | goon | kan’on |
Kanji in this term | ||
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平 | 城 | 京 |
へい Grade: 3 | せい > ぜい Grade: 4 | きょう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Etymology
Likely a rewording of 奈良の都 (Nara no miyako, literally “Nara capital”); with 平城 (Heijō, Heizei) and 京 (kyō) being alternative spellings of 奈良 (Nara) and 都 (miyako), respectively. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Proper noun
平城京 • (Heijō-kyō) ←へいじやうきやう (Feizyau-kyau)? , also 平城京 • (Heizei-kyō) ←へいぜいきやう (Feizei-kyau)?
- (historical) Nara, as the capital of ancient Japan during most of the Nara period
- Synonyms: 南都 (Nanto), 平城 (Heijō)
See also
- 平城宮 (Heijō-kyū)
- 平安京 (Heian-kyō)