Today’s Kanji is “都” (miyako); Kanji for “metropolis”.
Handwritten Kanji “都” (miyako)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “都”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 都 | ト ツ みやこ |
to tsu miyako |
11 | 阝 | metropolis |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “都”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 東京都 | とうきょうと | Tōkyōto | Tokyo Metropolis |
| 都会 | とかい | Tokai | City |
| 古都 | こと | Koto | Ancient city |
