Joukyou

JLPT N3

上京 (Joukyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “going (up) to the capital, going to Tokyo”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

Examples

  • He came up to Tokyo on business.

  • He is scheduled to come up to Tokyo tomorrow.

  • He comes to Tokyo once a year.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 上京

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