都 (と): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

都 (と) means metropolitan area / capital city.

See example sentences below.

都 at a glance

都

とto

N4noun

metropolitan area / capital city

都とtoN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

metropolitan area / capital city

Example 1

東京は大きな都です。

Translation

Tokyo is a large metropolitan city.

Example 2

日本の都はどこですか？

Translation

Where is the capital city of Japan?