Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 協, 京, 郷, 杏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) きょう(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kʲo̞ː/ Meaning & History From Japanese 協 (kyō) meaning "unite, cooperate", 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city", 郷 (kyō) meaning "village", 杏 (kyō) meaning "apricot", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.