帰京

ききょう · kikyou · JLPT N1 · noun

tokyo

🗼 帰 = return + 京 = capital, so 帰京 = return to the capital (Tokyo)

Same reading ききょう as 桔梗 (bellflower), which is a different word, so check the kanji. 京 alone means capital, as in 東京 (Tokyo).

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