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Kanji Detail for 都 - "capital, metropolis"

都

  • Meaning

    都 means "capital, metropolis."

    1. Capital - The city where the emperor resides; seat of government.

    2. Metropolis - A large, important city; an urban center.

    3. Elegant - Refined and sophisticated; gracefully beautiful.

    4. Gather - To bring together; to collect in one place.

    5. All - Entirely; completely; the whole.

    6. Tokyo - Abbreviation for Tokyo Metropolis.

  • Words using 都

    • 京都 きょうと Listen Kyoto (city, prefecture)
    • 都内 とない Listen within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
    • 都市 とし Listen town; city; municipal
    • 首都 しゅと Listen (national) capital (city); metropolis
    • 首都圏 しゅとけん Listen Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
    • 都道府県 とどうふけん Listen prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
    • 都心 としん Listen city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
    • 都議 とぎ Listen Metropolitan assemblyman

  • Tattoo check: 都

    • Verified meaning: capital, metropolis
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かおる, くに, さと, さとし)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 都

    Given names 都(かおる)Listen 都(くに)Listen 都(さと)Listen 都(さとし)Listen 都(つづれ)Listen 都(みや)Listen 都(みやこ)Listen 都(みやび)Listen

    Surnames 都(つぎ)Listen 都(と)Listen 都(ど)Listen 都(とさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    metropolis; capital; all; everything

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Du

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A name for a region. Small ones are called 邑, large ones are called 都. As in 通都 (major city), 都會 (metropolis). In ancient times, the emperor's residence was called 都. As in 建都 (establish a capital), 遷都 (move the capital). | Having a beautiful and splendid appearance. As in 衣服麗都 (clothes are beautiful and splendid). | An exclamation of admiration. As in 都, 俞, 吁, 咈, all found in the Book of Documents. | All; total. The meaning of altogether. As in 大率 is also called 大都 (generally). Colloquially, all is also called 都是.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    to(ト) ト

    tsu(ツ) ツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    miyako(みやこ) みやこ

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    邑 阝 (ozato・mura)

  • Related Keywords

    capital metropolis elegant all big town everyone everything gather graceful rule tokyo city center citadel civic cosmopolitan dignified district downtown hub municipal refined gorgeous lovely megalopolis

Sentences including 都

  • I have stayed in kyoto for three days.

  • He will reach kyoto the day after tomorrow.

  • I went as far as kyoto by train.

  • Kyoto is visited by many tourists.

  • I was born in kyoto in 1980.

  • So , when is it convenient for you?

  • How do you like kyoto?

  • Kyoto has many places to see.

  • There are many old temples in kyoto.

  • I'll take a trip to kyoto next month.

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