江戸|えどedo[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- nounEdo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related東京とうきょうNeutralThe modern name of the city, used since the Meiji era; 「江戸」 is the shogunate-era name and carries a historical flavor.
- Antonym上方かみがたNeutralRefers to the Kyoto-Osaka region, the western counterpart contrasted with 「江戸」 in the east, as in 「上方落語」.
Use 「江戸」 for Tokyo under the shogunate, as in 「江戸時代」 and 「江戸っ子」; the modern city is 「東京」; the Kyoto-Osaka region of the same era is 「上方」.
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