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    3. 首都

    首都

    首しゅ都と

    capital (city)

    N3KMT2News #2+1CoreNounWeather & GeographyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しゅと

    Noun

    1.
    capital (city), metropolis

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    東とう京きょうは日に本ほんの首しゅ都とです。

    Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

    KMT2Core ConceptsTravel & Transportation
    多おおくの人ひと々びとが首しゅ都とに集あつまる。

    Many people gather in the capital.

    KMT2Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    私わたしは休きゅう暇かでフランスの首しゅ都とを訪おとずれたい。

    I want to visit the capital of France for my vacation.

    KMT3Travel & Transportation
    首しゅ都とには重じゅう要ような政せい府ふ機き関かんが集あつまっている。

    Important government institutions are concentrated in the capital.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    首しゅ都とき機ん能うの分ぶん散さん化かが議ぎ論ろんされている。

    The decentralization of capital functions is being discussed.

    KMT5Politics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    都
    みやこ…(7)
    metropolis・capital・all・everything
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