tokyo
IPA: tˈoʊkioʊ
Root Word: Tokyo
noun
- A prefecture, the capital city of Japan.
- (metonymically) The Japanese government.
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Examples of "tokyo" in Sentences
- He was a layperson of the archdiocese of Tokyo.
- The story is about a sightseeing trip in Tokyo.
- Tokyo protests China's naval incursion off Senkakus.
- Politically, the island is part of the prefecture of Tokyo.
- The Manhattan set sail for Tokyo to repatriate the sailors.
- I immerse myself in Japanese art with the glories of the Tokyo Museum.
- It is one of the main commuter hubs in the western Yamanote area of Tokyo.
- In the 1920s, Kawabata was living in the plebeian district of Asakusa, Tokyo.
- The local magistracy of Tokyo included many functionaries who were dishonest and corrupt.
- Tokyo's new governor announced the city would subsidize companies with a project to mine rare earth elements.