東京帝國大學 dōng jīng dì guó dà xué

DEFINITIONS

  1. Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)

CHARACTERS

東 dōng east, eastern, eastward
京 jīng capital city
帝 dì supreme ruler, emperor; god
國 guó nation, country, nation-state
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
學 xué learning, knowledge; school