都 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「邑」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「邑」
- On
- ト・ツと・つ · to · tsu
- Kun
- みやこmiyako
- Meaning
- capital, metropolis
Stroke order
Origin
者 (phonetic) + 阝 (town) — a big town where many people gather: a capital.
Readings and examples
| Onトとto | 都会とかい都心としん首都しゅと |
|---|---|
| Onツつtsu | 都合つごう都度つど |
| Kunみやこmiyako | 都と都落ちみやこおち |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 都会とかい
city, town
- 都合つごう
convenience, circumstances
- 京都きょうと
- 都道府県とどうふけん
- 首都圏しゅとけん
- 遷都せんと
- 都邑とゆう
- 奠都てんと
Example
大きな 都に 人が あつまります。
Many people gather in the big capital.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)