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    3. 上京

    上京

    上じょう京きょう

    going (up) to the capital

    N3KMT7News #18+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab11 strokes

    じょうきょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    going (up) to the capital, going to Tokyo

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは来らい月げつ、上じょう京きょうします。

    He will go to Tokyo next month.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    仕し事ごとで上じょう京きょうする機き会かいが増ふえました。

    My opportunities to go to Tokyo for work have increased.

    KMT6Travel & TransportationWork & CareerBusiness & Finance
    大だい学がく進しん学がくのため、彼かの女じょは上じょう京きょうしました。

    She went to Tokyo to attend university.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationEducation
    多おおくの若わか者ものが夢ゆめを追おいかけて上じょう京きょうします。

    Many young people move to Tokyo chasing their dreams.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationCulture & TraditionsDaily Life
    地ち方ほう出しゅっ身しん者しゃが上じょう京きょうして成せい功こうを収おさめる物ものが語たりは多おおい。

    There are many stories of people from rural areas moving to Tokyo and achieving success.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationWork & CareerCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    京
    みやこ…(4)
    capital・10**16
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