Word Meaning 江戸

えど edo

江戸 is read as えど (edo) and means Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo).

Meaning

English

  1. Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo)
  2. Yedo

Reading

Kana

えど

Romaji

edo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 10805 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

江戸っ子

えどっこ

(true) Tokyoite

江戸前

えどまえ

Tokyo style

江戸時代

えどじだい

Edo period (1603-1868)

江戸時代文学

えどじだいぶんがく

Edo-period literature

江戸川大学

えどがわだいがく

Edogawa University

江戸千家流

えどせんけりゅう

Edo Senke school of tea ceremony

江戸切子

えどきりこ

type of faceted glass from Edo

江戸子

えどこ

(true) Tokyoite

江戸上り

えどのぼり

Ryukyuan mission to Edo

江戸間

えどま

Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm)

江戸言葉

えどことば

Edo dialect

江戸語

えどご

Edo dialect

Example Sentences

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I was born and raised in Tokyo.

I am a pure Edoite.

This custom began in the Edo Period.

In former days people walked from Edo to Kyoto.

In the Edo period, moon-viewing parties were very popular.

A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, i.e. Tokyo.

In the Edo period, moon-viewing parties were very popular.

For the residents of Edo, the first bonito of the year was something that had to be bought, even if it meant borrowing money.

Local industry flourished throughout the land in the Edo period thanks to the promotional efforts by each clan.