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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 112 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (22 children)

Kyo means Capital

The to in Kyoto means City

The To in Tokyo means Eastern.

Kyoto was the original capital of the Emperor. Tokyo was originally called Edo, and when the country unified Edo grew in size and prominence. It was renamed Tokyo and the capital was moved there. Eastern Capital.

[–] waigl@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also, Tokyo has two long "o"s (sometimes transliterated more correctly as Tōkyō), while Kyoto (more precise transliteration; Kyōto) only has one. They are not actually anagrams of each other.

[–] quink@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Or, more natively put, きょうと is not an anagram of とうきょう, missing out on a う. And 都 isn't 東.

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