特別区: a special ward, a district (a municipal or other geographic administrative area); (specifically) one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo

a special ward, a district (a municipal or other geographic administrative area) / (specifically) one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo

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) an eastern capital

(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

(historical) Tonkin (northern region of Vietnam)

special

limited express train; special express

special needs

the capital prefecture of Japan, located in the 関東 (Kantō) region including several archipelagos on the Pacific Ocean, and the 23 special wards in its central part collectively referred to as simply 東京 (Tōkyō, “Tokyo”, former “Tokyo City”)