JLPT N3 · Noun

首都 (shuto)

首都 (しゅと, shuto) is a Japanese noun meaning “(national) capital (city); metropolis”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅと
Romaji: shuto
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(national) capital (city); metropolis · noun

Example sentences

東京は日本の首都です。

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

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

Kanji in 首都

首

neck, counter for songs and poemsシュ・くび · 9 strokes

都

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 首都.

首くびneck首相しゅしょうprime minister手首てくびwrist部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)元首げんしゅsovereign自首じしゅsurrender (to the authorities)首脳しゅのうhead首飾りくびかざりnecklace首輪くびわ(animal) collar都合つごうcircumstances都とMetropolis (of Tokyo)都みやこcapital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)都会とかいcity都市としtown

Source: JMdict entry 1329340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.