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首都 (しゅと): capital city — Japanese vocabulary

首都 is read しゅと and means "capital city". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

首都

Reading
しゅと · shuto
Translation
capital city
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しゅとがしゅとが

Example

ベルギーの首都を知っていますか。

ベルギーのしゅとをしっていますか。

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Kanji in this word

  • 首 — neck
  • 都 — capital, metropolis

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