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首都 (しゅと) — capital city | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

首都

しゅと

noun

Meanings

1capital city
2(national) capital (city)
3metropolis

Example sentence

英国の首都ロンドンはテムズ川の河畔にある。

London, the capital of England, is on the Thames.

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Kanji in this word

首Neck, Counter For Songs And Poems9 strokes 都Metropolis, Capital, All11 strokes

More words with 首

首輪くびわ · necklaceN1 自首じしゅ · surrenderN1 首脳しゅのう · headN1 手首てくび · wristN2 首相しゅしょう · Prime Minister

Full entry on Jisho

N3

首くび · neckN4

部首ぶしゅ · radical (of a kanji character)N2

元首げんしゅ · rulerN1

More words with 都

都市とし · townN3 都会とかい · cityN3 都合つごう · circumstancesN4 科威都クウェート · Kuwait 古都こと · ancient city 好都合こうつごう · convenient 首都圏しゅとけん · Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area 都市ガスとしガス · city gas

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