都

みやこ

Also written 京

Meanings

1. Noun capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government
2. capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light)
3. location of the Imperial Palace

Kanji

• 都 metropolis. Read as みやこ.

Example sentences

• 奈良はとても古い都です。
  Nara is a very old city.
• ヴェネツィアは水の都です。
  Venice is a city on water.
• パリはファッションの都だ。
  Paris is the capital of fashion.

Words containing 都

• 都落ち (みやこおち) leaving (fleeing) the capital
• 都大路 (みやこおおじ) avenue in the capital
• 都鳥 (みやこどり) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

And 15 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N3

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists