JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 都: "metropolis, capital, all"
The kanji 都 means "metropolis, capital, all, everything". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ト, ツ in on'yomi and みやこ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みやこ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | metropolis, capital, all, everything |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 123 of 2,501 |
Common words with 都
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 都合circumstances; condition; convenience · arranging; managing
- 都市town; city; municipal; urban
- 都Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; metropolitan prefecture · counter for cities and towns
- 都合のいいconvenient
- 京都Kyoto (city, prefecture)
- 都会city · Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
- 首都(national) capital (city); metropolis
- 好都合convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient
- 不都合inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; troublesome · wrong; improper; objectionable; unjustifiable
- 東京都Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
- 王都royal capital; imperial capital
- 帝都imperial capital
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.