N3436/1669
都
nounnoun (generic)
Reading
みやこ
Meanings
- capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government
- capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light)
- location of the Imperial Palace
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Example sentences
京都はかつて日本の都でした。
Kyoto was once the capital of Japan.
奈良は古い都として知られています。
Nara is known as an ancient capital.
パリはファッションの都と呼ばれている。
Paris is called the capital of fashion.
この街はかつて文化の都として栄えていた。
This city once flourished as a cultural capital.
都を離れた武士は故郷を懐かしんだ。
The samurai who left the capital longed for their hometown.
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