tokyo
/ˈtoʊ.ki.oʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A prefecture and capital city of Japan.
name
The Japanese government.
Example Sentences
- "The first phase of the project, connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, is scheduled to be completed in 2027 and is expected to cut traveling time between those cities by half."
- "Tokyo required certain military technologies and some raw materials that its main European ally already possessed, and also needed new markets for its Southeast Asian products in order to keep the local economies alive."
- "Meanwhile, Japan must bolster its own defenses and substantially increase defense spending to meet new threats. Tokyo should swallow some of its suspicions and move more quickly to rebuild frayed ties with South Korea. It should make cooperation with the United States a cornerstone of its engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific and with NATO. It is a full agenda and there is no time to lose."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 東
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtoʊ.ki.oʊ/
- British English: /ˈtəʊ.ki.əʊ/