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都

metropolis
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingト、ツ
Kun readingみやこ
JōyōGrade 3
  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cityComponents

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
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
京都きょうと
Kyoto (city, prefecture)
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
都市部としぶ
urban area; urban district
都道府県とどうふけん
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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