上洛

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
らく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

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Literally, “To go to Luoyang”. Kyoto was modelled after Luoyang, which was China's eastern capital of Han and Tang dynasties.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じょう)(らく) (jōrakuじやうらく (zyauraku)?

  1. (historical or archaic) going to Kyoto; going to the capital, visiting the capital
    Synonym: 上京 (jōkyō)
    (じょう)(らく)(ちゅう)()った。
    Jōraku chū de atta.
    They met while visiting the capital.
    • 1979, Moriya Katsuhisa, Jōraku: Seiji to bunka [The capital: Politics and culture], page 20:
      ところで、こうした(ちゅう)(せい)から(きん)(せい)にいたる諸将(しょしょう)(じょう)(らく)のなかで、(きょう)()(おお)きな(へん)(ぼう)()げていた。
      Tokorode, kō shita chūsei kara kinsei ni itaru sho shō no jōraku no naka de, Kyōto wa ōkina henbō o togete-ita.
      Thus, as a result of various leaders coming up to the capital from the Middle Ages until recent times, Kyoto has undergone major changes.

Verb

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(じょう)(らく)する (jōraku suruじやうらく (zyauraku)?suru (stem (じょう)(らく) (jōraku shi), past (じょう)(らく)した (jōraku shita))

  1. (historical or archaic) to go to Kyoto, go to the capital

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN