Word Meaning 首都圏

しゅとけん shutoken

首都圏 is read as しゅとけん (shutoken) and means Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area.

Meaning

English

Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area
metropolitan area (of a capital)

Reading

Kana

しゅとけん

Romaji

shutoken

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 12927 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

首都師範大学

しゅとしはんだいがく

Capital Normal University

大都市圏

だいとしけん

greater metropolitan area

都市圏

としけん

urban area

首都

しゅと

capital (city)

首都高

しゅとこう

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

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

首級

しるし

decapitated head of an enemy

首尾

しゅび

dealing with something successfully

首飾り

くびかざり

necklace

首謀

しゅぼう

plotting

Example Sentences

首都圏の交通網は非常に複雑です。

しゅとけんのこうつうもうはひじょうにふくざつです。

The transportation network in the metropolitan area is very complex.