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nán jīng

nankin

南京 is the title of Nanking or Nanjing.

This literally means southern capital. Nanjing was, at various times in history, the capital of China.

Nanjing is currently the capital of Jiangsu province. During WWII, it was the site of a massacre by invading Japanese troops.

Nanking is just an alternate romanization of these characters, in the same way that Peking is the alternate for Beijing. The real pronunciation in Mandarin is closer to Nanjing than Nanking.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
南京 see styles	nán jīng nan2 jing1 nan ching nankin ナンキン	More info & calligraphy: Nanjing see 南京市[Nan2jing1 Shi4]; (In former times, Nanjing was the capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949). (1) Nanjing (China); Nanking; (2) (ksb:) (See カボチャ) pumpkin; squash; (prefix noun) (3) Chinese; Southeast Asian; foreign; (prefix noun) (4) rare; precious; cute; (place-name) Nanking (China); Nanjing
南京塚 see styles	minamikyouzuka / minamikyozuka みなみきょうづか	南京塚 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamikyōzuka
南京市 see styles	nán jīng shì nan2 jing1 shi4 nan ching shih	南京市 Custom Scroll Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province 江蘇省\|江苏省[Jiang1su1 Sheng3]
南京極 see styles	minamikyougoku / minamikyogoku みなみきょうごく	南京極 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamikyōgoku
南京浜 see styles	nankinhama なんきんはま	南京浜 Custom Scroll (place-name) Nankinhama
南京玉 see styles	nankindama ナンキンだま	南京玉 Custom Scroll glass beads
南京町 see styles	nankinmachi ナンキンまち	南京町 Custom Scroll (See 中華街) Chinatown; (place-name) Nankin-machi (Kōbe Chinatown)
南京米 see styles	nankinmai ナンキンまい	南京米 Custom Scroll Chinese rice; foreign rice
南京終 see styles	minamikyoubate / minamikyobate みなみきょうばて	南京終 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamikyōbate
南京虫 see styles	nankinmushi; nankinmushi ナンキンむし; ナンキンムシ	南京虫 Custom Scroll (See 床虱) bed bug (Cimex lectularius); bedbug
南京袋 see styles	nankinbukuro ナンキンぶくろ	南京袋 Custom Scroll gunny sack
南京豆 see styles	nankinmame; nankinmame ナンキンまめ; ナンキンマメ	南京豆 Custom Scroll (kana only) (See 落花生・らっかせい,ピーナッツ) peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
南京路 see styles	nán jīng lù nan2 jing1 lu4 nan ching lu	南京路 Custom Scroll Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai
南京鉋 see styles	nankinkanna ナンキンかんな	南京鉋 Custom Scroll spokeshave; spoke shave
南京錠 see styles	nankinjou / nankinjo ナンキンじょう	南京錠 Custom Scroll padlock
南京鼠 see styles	nankinnezumi ナンキンねずみ	南京鼠 Custom Scroll Chinese fancy mouse (usu. all-white with red eyes)
南京七竈 see styles	nankinnanakamado; nankinnanakamado ナンキンななかまど; ナンキンナナカマド	南京七竈 Custom Scroll (kana only) Sorbus gracilis (species of mountain ash)
南京三會南京三会 see styles	nán jīng sān huì nan2 jing1 san1 hui4 nan ching san hui nankyō no sane	南京三會 Custom Scroll three rituals of the southern capital
南京事件 see styles	nankinjiken ナンキンじけん	南京事件 Custom Scroll (1) (hist) Nanking Incident (targeting of Nanking's foreign properties and residents by Kuomintang troops in March, 1927); (2) (hist) (See 南京大虐殺) Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
南京大学 see styles	nankindaigaku なんきんだいがく	南京大学 Custom Scroll (org) Nanjing University; (o) Nanjing University
南京大學南京大学 see styles	nán jīng dà xué nan2 jing1 da4 xue2 nan ching ta hsüeh	南京大學 Custom Scroll Nanjing University, NJU
南京新唱 see styles	nankinshinshou / nankinshinsho なんきんしんしょう	南京新唱 Custom Scroll (personal name) Nankinshinshou
南京木綿 see styles	nankinmomen ナンキンもめん	南京木綿 Custom Scroll nankeen (cloth)
南京条約 see styles	nankinjouyaku / nankinjoyaku ナンキンじょうやく	南京条約 Custom Scroll Treaty of Nanking (1842)
南京條約南京条约 see styles	nán jīng tiáo yuē nan2 jing1 tiao2 yue1 nan ching t`iao yüeh nan ching tiao yüeh	南京條約 Custom Scroll Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain
南京極町 see styles	minamikyougokuchou / minamikyogokucho みなみきょうごくちょう	南京極町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamikyōgokuchō
南京焼き see styles	nankinyaki ナンキンやき	南京焼き Custom Scroll Nanking porcelain; chinaware
南京玉簾 see styles	nankintamasudare ナンキンたますだれ	南京玉簾 Custom Scroll street performance in which the performer transforms a specially-made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
南京終町 see styles	minamikyoubatechou / minamikyobatecho みなみきょうばてちょう	南京終町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Minamikyōbatechō
南京繻子 see styles	nankinjusu ナンキンじゅす	南京繻子 Custom Scroll nankeen satin

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Nanjing	南京	nankin	nán jīng / nan2 jing1 / nan jing / nanjing	nan ching / nanching