N3Noun

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首都しゅと

shuto

capital city

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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

metropolis, capital

Sentences with 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)

More Government & Institutions words

Word	Reading	Meaning
県	けん	けんprefecture
法	ほう	ほうlaw, act; method
政府	せいふ	せいふgovernment, administration
選挙	せんきょ	せんきょelection
国家	こっか	こっかstate, country, nation
制度	せいど	せいどsystem, institution
郡	ぐん	ぐんcounty, district
州	しゅう	しゅうstate, province

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