the emperor's residence, the imperial palace / the capital, especially within an empire

(historical) (Japanese colonial era) Seoul, also known as Gyeongseong (the Korean reading of these same Chinese characters) and Keijō

(obsolete) the emperor's residence, the imperial palace / (obsolete) the capital, especially within an empire

(archaic) a structure surrounded by a moat or walls: a fortress, castle

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

visit, call on, pay somewhere a visit / for an occurrence to come, arrive

history / the study of history

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

capital city / ten quadrillion (short scale); ten thousand billion (long scale); 10¹⁶ / Tokyo / Kyoto