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首都
shuto
capital city
Example sentence
この国の首都はとても大きい。
This country's capital is very large.
Kanji in 首都
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 首 | N4 | くび | くびneck | |
| 都 | N4 | と | とmetropolis / capital prefecture (official; e.g. 東京都[とうきょうと] = Tokyo Metropolis) | |
| 都合 | N4 | つごう | つごうcircumstances, convenience | |
| 都 | N3 | みやこ | みやこcapital city (poetic / historical; e.g. 古都[こと] = old capital, 京都[きょうと]は昔[むかし]の都[みやこ] = Kyoto was the ancient capital) | |
| 都市 | N3 | とし | としtown, city, urban | |
| 首相 | N3 | しゅしょう | しゅしょうPrime Minister | |
| 都会 | N3 | とかい | とかいcity | |
| 都心 | N2 | としん | としんheart (of city) |
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