JLPT N3 · Noun

都 (miyako)

都 (みやこ, miyako) is a Japanese noun meaning “capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みやこ
Romaji: miyako
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

ロンドンはもはや霧の都ではない。

London is no longer a city of fog.

Tatoeba #192110

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 都

都

metropolis, capital, allト・ツ・みやこ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 都.

都合つごうcircumstances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)

Source: JMdict entry 1444950 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.