Moji Ninja

都 — metropolis; capital

都 means “metropolis; capital”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ト (to), ツ (tsu). Kun'yomi: みやこ (miyako). You'll see it in words such as 都 (miyako, “capital”).

都
Stroke order of 都
Meaning
metropolis; capital
On'yomi
ト (to), ツ (tsu)
Kun'yomi
みやこ (miyako)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N4 · set Towns & places

How to remember 都

Everyone (者) flocking to the town (阝): the capital.

Parts: 者 someone · 阝 town; hill

Words with 都

WordReadingMeaning
都みやこ miyako kuncapital

Don't confuse it with

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