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    3. 東都

    東都

    東とう都と

    the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo)

    KMT7News #21+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    とうと

    Noun

    1.
    the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo

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    東とう都とは昔むかしの東とう京きょうを指さす言こと葉ばです。

    Toto is a word referring to old Tokyo.

    KMT6HistoryCore Concepts
    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、東とう都とは日に本ほんの文ぶん化かの中ちゅう心しんでした。

    In the Edo period, Toto was the center of Japanese culture.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions
    東とう都との歴れき史し的てき建けん造ぞう物ぶつは、今いまもその面おも影かげを残のこしている。

    The historical buildings of Toto still retain their former appearance.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions
    多おおくの浮うき世よ絵えには、当とう時じの東とう都との賑にぎわいが描えがかれている。

    Many ukiyo-e paintings depict the bustle of Toto at that time.

    KMT8HistoryArt & DesignCulture & Traditions
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには、東とう都とを舞ぶ台たいにした物も語のが数たりがか多ずおおく存そん在ざいする。

    In classical literature, there are many stories set in Toto.

    KMT8LiteratureHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
    都
    みやこ…(7)
    metropolis・capital・all・everything
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