都 – metropolis, capital, all

11 strokesTaught in grade 3#123 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 都 means metropolis, capital, all, everything. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ト、ツ (to, tsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みやこ (miyako). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 邑 (no. 163).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ト	to
On’yomi	ツ	tsu
Kun’yomi	みやこ	miyako

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 邑 (Kangxi radical 163). Components: 日・邦・老.

Words using 都

都合つごうcircumstances都とMetropolis (of Tokyo)都みやこcapital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)首都しゅと(national) capital (city)都会とかいcity都市としtown都心としんcity centre (esp. of Tokyo)

Example sentences

何時がご都合よいでしょうか。

What time will be right for you?

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「都庁舎でもらえますよ」と係員が付け加えた。

"You can get it at the Metropolitan Government Office," the clerk added.

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ロンドンはもはや霧の都ではない。

London is no longer a city of fog.

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Kanji with the same radical

部邦邸郵郡郷郊邪那

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