都

都	Meanings: capital On Readings: ト to Kun Readings: みやこ miyako Most Used Pronunciation: miyako JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji) Grade: 3 Kanji Part: 邑 Stroke Number: 11

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Common jukugo
姉妹都市 - し　まい　と　し shi mai to shi - sister cities
京都 - きょう　と kyou to - Kyoto

Useful Examples
Japanese: いつ京都に着きましたか。
Romaji: itsu kyouto ni tsukimashita ka.
English: When did you get to Kyoto?

Japanese: ベルギーの首都を知っていますか。
Romaji: berugi- no shuto o shitte imasu ka.
English: Do you know the capital of Belgium?

Japanese: 反逆者達は首都を制圧した。
Romaji: hangyakushatachi wa shuto o seiatsu shita.
English: The rebels took control of the capital.

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Notes/Mnemonic
A person 者 goes to the capital

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.