Alternative form of Edo. [(historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.]
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yedo
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for yedo.
Editorial note
It seems ゑ 'we' was pronounced 'ye' in the past (It seems え also was, at least in the middle ages, hence old forms such as Yedo for Edo 江戸) Nowadays, ゐ is pronounced 'i' and ゑ as 'e', so words that were written with them now just use い and え instead.
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Quick take
Alternative form of Edo. [(historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.]
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for yedo.
noun
Alternative form of Edo. [(historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.]
See also: japanese-capital, tokio, tokyo, yeddo
Example sentences
It seems ゑ 'we' was pronounced 'ye' in the past (It seems え also was, at least in the middle ages, hence old forms such as Yedo for Edo 江戸) Nowadays, ゐ is pronounced 'i' and ゑ as 'e', so words that were written with them now just use い and え instead.
Published by the Pacific Stars & Stripes, it was called Solomon in Kimono: Tales of Ooka, a Wise Judge of Old Yedo.[4] Edmonds' work was published in 1961 as Ooka the Wise, and then in 1966 renamed The Case of the Marble Monster and Other Stories and made widely available to American schoolchildren by the Scholastic publishing company.
Proper noun examples
Published by the Pacific Stars & Stripes, it was called Solomon in Kimono: Tales of Ooka, a Wise Judge of Old Yedo.[4] Edmonds' work was published in 1961 as Ooka the Wise, and then in 1966 renamed The Case of the Marble Monster and Other Stories and made widely available to American schoolchildren by the Scholastic publishing company.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use yedo in a sentence?
It seems ゑ 'we' was pronounced 'ye' in the past (It seems え also was, at least in the middle ages, hence old forms such as Yedo for Edo 江戸) Nowadays, ゐ is pronounced 'i' and ゑ as 'e', so words that were written with them now just use い and え instead.
What does yedo mean?
Alternative form of Edo. [(historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.]
What part of speech is yedo?
yedo is commonly used as noun.