metropolis, capital, all, everything
On'yomi (音読み)
- ト
- ツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- みやこ
About this kanji
The kanji 「都」 primarily means "metropolis" or "capital," and it's often used as a noun. You might see it in words like 「首都」 (しゅと), which means "national capital (city)," or 「都会」 (とかい), meaning "city." Another useful compound is 「都合」 (つごう), referring to "circumstances." The kun'yomi reading is 「みやこ」 and can refer to a capital city or main town. It's important to note that while the kanji often implies a large city or area, it doesn't necessarily mean just any city; it conveys a sense of prominence or importance.
Example sentences
東京は日本の首都です。
Tokyo is Japan's capital.
Meanings across languages
- English
- metropolis, capital, all, everything
- Tiếng Việt
- thủ đô, tất cả
- 日本語
- 都, 都市
- 한국어
- 도시, 수도
- 中文
- 都, 首都
- id
- metropolis
- th
- มหานคร
- es
- metrópoli
- fr
- métropole
- de
- Metropole
- pt
- metrópole
Common compounds
- 首都しゅと(national) capital (city), metropolis
- 都会とかいcity, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
- 都合つごうcircumstances, condition, convenience
- 都市としtown, city, municipal
- 都心としんcity centre (esp. of Tokyo), heart of a city, downtown area
- 都内とないwithin the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
- 都民とみんresident of Tokyo, citizen of Tokyo, Tokyoite
- 都立とりつmetropolitan, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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