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都
みやこ
N3
noun
Meanings
1
city
2
capital
3
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)
4
seat of government
5
capital (of music, fashion, etc.)
6
city (e.g. of light)
7
location of the Imperial Palace
Example sentence
ロンドンはもはや霧の都ではない。
London is no longer a city of fog.
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Kanji in this word
都
Metropolis, Capital, All
11 strokes
More words with
都
都内
とない ·
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
京都
きょうと ·
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
首都
しゅと ·
capital city
N3
都市
とし ·
town
N3
都
と ·
metropolitan
N4
Full entry on Jisho
首都圏
しゅとけん ·
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area
都会
とかい ·
city
N3
都道府県
とどうふけん ·
prefectures (of Japan)
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