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 |