They’ve updated the course a lot since I did my first lesson when they released.
They’re memorable for me because I turn off the english pronunciation… so To + Kyo & Kyo + To were the first kanji that I actually learned to read without inferring contextually.
Hopefully it helps in your studies. ✌️ 京 is present in both names, means capital.
京都 (Kyoto) Capital city
東京 (Tokyo) East Capital
Haha Tokyo & Kyoto are the first kanji you learn on duo.
Really? The first Kanji lessons in my Duolingo are 1 2 3. The second is a few simple Kanji for names.
Tokyo and Kyoto don’t show up til the third for me.
They’ve updated the course a lot since I did my first lesson when they released.
They’re memorable for me because I turn off the english pronunciation… so To + Kyo & Kyo + To were the first kanji that I actually learned to read without inferring contextually.
To add to the confusion though, Tokyo City is also written as 東京都, for example in addresses