北京
Pekin[pe̞kʲĩɴ]
Beijing in Japanese is 北京 (Pekin).
北京 is the name used to refer to the capital of China.
Meaning: capital of China (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Pekin.
Did you know?
- In Japanese, the pronunciation of 北京 is Hokyō, which sounds nothing like the Chinese 'Běijīng'.
- The reading of the character 京 in this context is 'kyō', the same reading used in the word 'Kyoto' (京都), which also means 'capital'.
- The Japanese pronunciation reflects an older version of the Chinese word before the 'k' sound shifted to a 'j' sound.
Examples in context
- 北京は中国の首都だ。Beijing is the capital of China.Tatoeba #10007420 by Sim5634, translation #389049 by sysko
- 深刻な伝染病が北京で発生した。A serious epidemic has broken out in Beijing.Tatoeba #145052 by bunbuku, translation #269511 by Eldad
- 私たち、北京と上海に行きたいの。We want to go to Beijing and Shanghai.Tatoeba #8647258 by small_snow, translation #1173217 by eastasiastudent
- 北京市政府Beijing Municipal Government
- 今年の夏、友達とペキンへ旅行しました。I traveled to Beijing with my friends this summer.
- ペキンダックは北京名物の一つです。Peking duck is one of Beijing's famous specialties.
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two siblings are looking at a map of Asia.
- 陽葵 Himari北京はどこにあるの？Pekin wa doko ni aru no?Where is Beijing?
- 陽太 Yota中国の北の方だよ。Chūgoku no kita no hō da yo.It is in the north of China.
- 陽葵 Himari北京には何があるの？Pekin ni wa nani ga aru no?What is in Beijing?
- 陽太 Yota有名な歴史的な場所がたくさんあるよ。Yūmei na rekishiteki na basho ga takusan aru yo.There are many famous historical places.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beijing” translations and entries 北京, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 北京, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
