上京

じょうきょう

proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

What does 上京 mean?

上京 is a Japanese noun meaning proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) in English. It is written as 上京 in kanji, じょうきょう in hiragana, and joukyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は商用で上京した。

He came up to Tokyo on business.