江戸

えど

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

What does 江戸 mean?

江戸 is a Japanese noun meaning Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo in English. It is written as 江戸 in kanji, えど in hiragana, and edo in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

外国人の一団が江戸、つまり東京に到着した。

A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, i.e. Tokyo.