Added 9 October 2026 kyoto noun Categories: PlacesUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about kyoto at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan. Related Words: kobetokyoosakaprotocolkyōtomiyakokyokeishiyamashirogionfushimihigashiyama Back to today's word