北京

ペキン

Beijing (China); Peking

What does 北京 mean?

北京 is a Japanese noun meaning Beijing (China); Peking in English. It is written as 北京 in kanji, ペキン in hiragana, and pekin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

深刻な伝染病が北京で発生した。

A serious epidemic has broken out in Beijing.