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都

Metropolis
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingト、ツ
Kun readingみやこ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 12

Meanings

  1. metropolisRtK
  2. capital
  3. all
  4. everything
  1. capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)
  2. seat of government
  3. capital (of music, fashion, etc.)
  4. city (e.g. of light)
  5. location of the Imperial Palace

Popular Usage

都合首都

Radicals and components

Radical邑city
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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someone · puppet · sooty · old man · sun (日) · day (日) · city walls

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1989

Compound words

都合つごう
circumstances; condition; convenience; arranging; managing
首都しゅと
capital (city); metropolis
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
京都府きょうとふ
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
東京都とうきょうと
Tokyo (metropolis)
古都こと
ancient city; former capital
都会とかい
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
都市とし
town; city; municipal; urban
都心としん
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
都庁とちょう
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)
都度つど
each (every) time; whenever
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
東都とうと
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
遷都せんと
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
州都しゅうと
state capital; provincial capital; county town
都政とせい
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
都営とえい
(under) metropolitan government management
都議とぎ
Metropolitan assemblyman
好都合こうつごう
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
首都圏しゅとけん
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
大都市だいとし
metropolis; large city
不都合ふつごう
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; troublesome; difficult

On Reading Examples

都庁舎に行き、そこでまた列の中で待った。と
The woman left and went to the courthouse, where she waited in line again.tatoeba
「都庁舎でもらえますよ」と係員が付け加えた。と
"You can get it at the Metropolitan Government Office," the clerk added.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は銀の木がある黄金の都についてすばらしい話を聞いたことがあった。みやこ
He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees.tatoeba
日本では８世紀には既に立派な都がつくられていました。みやこ
In Japan, a beautiful city was built as early as the eighth century.tatoeba
奈良はとても古い都です。みやこ
Nara is a very old city.tatoeba
住めば都。みやこ
Wherever you live is the best place.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は東京を離れて京都に向かった。
He left Tokyo for Kyoto.tatoeba
彼は土曜日に京都についた。
He reached Kyoto on Saturday.tatoeba
彼は都市計画の分野の専門家だ。
He is an expert in the area of city planning.tatoeba
彼は都会生活の便利な面を強調した。
He stressed the convenient aspects of city life.tatoeba
都合8万2千石。
82,000 koku crop yields in total (14791.98 cubic meters).wiki
ここまでで都合4回焼失している。
By this time it had suffered destruction by fire on no less than 4 occasions.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Capital; metropolis. 者 (people) + ⻏ (town) — a town where people gather.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 都

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