都
Meanings
Noun
1. Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; metropolitan prefecture
Counter
2. counter for cities and towns
Noun
3. capital
Kanji used
Pitch accent
と
Used in vocabulary
都道府県
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
Noun
大阪都構想
Osaka Metropolis Plan; proposed change of Osaka Prefecture from an urban prefecture to a metropolitan prefecture (like Tokyo) which would result in the abolition of Osaka City
Noun
一都一道二府四十三県
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
Noun
Examples2
「都
"You can get it at the courthouse," the clerk added.
都
The woman left and went to the courthouse, where she waited in line again.