みやこ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of みやこ – see the following entries.

【都】3

[noun] (archaic) the place of residence of the emperor

[noun] (by extension) a capital city

[noun] (by extension) a capital (most important city in the field specified)

[noun] (shogi, colloquial) Short for 都詰め (miyakozume): moving the 王将 (ōshō)/玉将 (gyokushō, “king”) to the center of the board with other pieces close together

[proper noun] a placename

[proper noun] a surname

[proper noun] a female given name

Alternative spellings
京, 京都

【京】2	[noun] the place where the emperor resides [noun] a city that acts as an economic and political center; capital [noun] metropolis

【宮古】	[proper noun] Miyako (a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan)

【美弥子】

[proper noun] a female given name

(This term, みやこ (miyako), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as みやこ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みやこ.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 美也子.)