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Kanji 都: meaning "capital, metropolis", readings, stroke order

The kanji 都 means "capital, metropolis". On'yomi: ト、ツ; kun'yomi: みやこ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
capital, metropolis
On'yomi
トツ
Kun'yomi
みやこ
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
都 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 都

  • 都合 つごう — circumstances, convenience
  • 都 と — metropolitan
  • 首都 しゅと — capital city
  • 都 みやこ — city; capital
  • 都会 とかい — city
  • 都市化 としか — Urbanization
  • 都心 としん — heart (of city)

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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