Illustration: From an elevated terrace in central Tokyo, a school group looks across the National Diet Building and the surrounding government district toward the broader city. Their teacher points toward the Diet’s distinctive central tower while officials carrying document cases enter below.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

首しゅ都と

shuto

capital city

Example sentences

東京とうきょうは日本にっぽんの首都しゅとです。
Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
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京都きょうとは以前日本いぜんにっぽんの首都しゅとでした。
Kyoto was the former capital of Japan.
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パリはフランスの首都しゅとだ。
Paris is the capital of France.
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Kanji in 首都

首neck; counter for songs and poemsOnシュKunくび
都metropolis; capitalOnト・ツKunみやこ

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