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Kanji Detail for 都 - "capital, elegant, city"

  • Meaning

    都 means "capital, elegant, city."

    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.

  • 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.
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Sentences including

  • 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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