Tokyo

ˈtoʊkioʊ

Definition

Definition of Tokyo - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geographycapital city of Japan, a major cultural center

Tokyo is known for its vibrant culture and technology.

Edo

metropolis

governmentJapanese government, referred to metonymically

Tokyo announced new trade policies today.

administration

authority

government

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Origin of Tokyo

Japanese, Tokyo (eastern capital)

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Nikkei index

finance

stock market index for Tokyo Stock Exchange

Edo

Tokyo

former name of Tokyo, Japan's capital city

Aum Shinrikyo

cult

Japanese doomsday cult responsible for 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack

TOPIX

abbr.

abr: Tokyo Price Index

stock market index for Tokyo Stock Exchange

TSE

acr.

acr: Tokyo Stock Exchange

place to trade stocks in Tokyo

Yeddo

geography

obsolete name for Tokyo, Japan's capital city

Yedo

history

historical name for Tokyo, Japan's capital city

Sony

business

multinational company making electronics, games, and media, based in Tokyo

Examples of Tokyo in a sentence

Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics in 2021.
Tokyo is negotiating a new treaty.
The decision was made by Tokyo last week.

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French:Tokyo, ...
German:Tokio, ...
Italian:Tokyo, ...
Spanish:Tokio, ...
Portuguese:Tóquio, ...
Chinese:东京, ...
Japanese:東京, ...
Arabic:طوكيو, حُكُومَة طُوكْيُو, ...
Hebrew:טוֹקְיוֹ, ...
Russian:Токио, ...
Ukrainian:Токіо, ...
Hindi:टोक्यो, ...
Bengali:টোকিও, ...
Catalan:Tòquio, ...
Czech:Tokio, japonská vláda, ...
Danish:Tokyo, ...
Dutch:Tokyo, Tokio, ...
Greek:Τόκιο, ...
Hungarian:Tokió, japán kormány, ...
Khmer:តូក្យូ, រដ្ឋាភិបាលជប៉ុន, ...
Korean:도쿄, ...
Persian:توکیو, ...
Polish:Tokio, ...
Portuguese (BR):Tóquio, ...
Romanian:Tokyo, ...
Swedish:Tokyo, ...
Thai:โตเกียว, ...
Turkish:Tokyo, ...
Vietnamese:Tokyo, ...

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