かんと

    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. return of government (to Kyoto); making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again
Forms
  • かんと
  • かんと
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. return of government (to Kyoto); making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again
  2. This term is used to describe the historical event or act of reinstituting a former capital city as the seat of government, particularly referring to Kyoto in Japanese history.
    Tokyo became the capital during the Meiji period, but there are hopes for a return of the government to Kyoto in the future.
    Discussions about the return of government to Kyoto provide an opportunity to reassess Japan's culture and history.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to return the capital to Kyotocapital return movementproposal for the return of the capitalto return to the former capitalissue of capital returnto demand the return of the capital to Kyotohistory of capital returncultural capital returnpolitical capital return
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. きごうきごう.