be based on

the standard language (of a country); standard Japanese

a dialect; a provincialism

(historical) Tonkin (northern region of Vietnam)

(historical) an eastern capital

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan, consisting of 23 special wards) / Short for 東京都 (Tōkyō-to) the capital prefecture of Japan

(historical) the capital of 東漢 (Tōkan, “Eastern Han”) or 後漢 (Gokan, “Later Han”), corresponds to modern Luoyang / (historical) the capital of 北宋 (Hokusō, “Northern Song”), corresponds to modern Kaifeng

talk, speak / word, language, term / Short for 物語 (monogatari): story, tale, narrative

standard, level, the mark, norm

Japan