京

京 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “capital”. It is built from 小 (little). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 334. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: capital
RTK frame: 334
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キョウ, ケイ, キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): みやこ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: капитал
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 京 capital city

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

prim-tall
小 little

Characters that contain 京

涼 refreshing
景 scenery
鯨 whale
就 concerning
椋 oriental elm
諒 verify

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