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Japanese word 上京: going to the capital / moving to Tokyo. Meanings and example sentences.

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上京 (じょうきょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

上京 (じょうきょう) means going to the capital / moving to Tokyo.

See example sentences below.

上京 at a glance

上京
じょうきょうjoukyou
N3noun
going to the capital / moving to Tokyo
上京じょうきょうjoukyouN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 上京

Core meaning

going to the capital / moving to Tokyo

Basic example sentences

Example 1

大学のために上京しました。

Translation

I moved to Tokyo for university.

Example 2

彼は仕事で上京する予定です。

Translation

He plans to go to Tokyo for work.

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