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JLPT N4 · Travel

東京

とうきょう

Tokyo

Stroke order of 東京

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

東 · 8 strokes京 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

The capital (京) in the east (東) where the sun (日) rises behind a tree (木): Tokyo.

Parts: 東 east (木 tree + 日 sun) + 京 capital

The characters in 東京

  • 東 ひがし — east (8 strokes)

Example sentence

東京は人が多いです。

とうきょうはひとがおおいです。

Tokyo has a lot of people.

Words with 東

Words with 京

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