Word Meaning 首都

しゅと shuto

首都 is read as しゅと (shuto) and means capital (city).

Meaning

English

  1. capital (city)
  2. metropolis

Reading

Kana

しゅと

Romaji

shuto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 2172 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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首都高

しゅとこう

Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)

首都圏

しゅとけん

Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area

首都師範大学

しゅとしはんだいがく

Capital Normal University

首都高速道路公団

しゅとこうそくどうろこうだん

Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation

首都直下地震

しゅとちょっかじしん

Tokyo near-field earthquake

首都直下型地震

しゅとちょっかがたじしん

Tokyo near-field earthquake

くび

head

首相

しゅしょう

prime minister

首長

しゅちょう

head (of organization, organisation)

首位

しゅい

first place

首切り

くびきり

small samurai sword used for decapitation

首長国

しゅちょうこく

emirate