都と

noun

Tokyo Metropolis; metropolitan prefecture

Refers specifically to the Tokyo Metropolitan administrative area (東京都). Also used for other metropolitan prefectures like Osaka and Kyoto in official contexts.

See also: 東京都

• 東とう京きょう都とは日に本ほんの首しゅ都とです。

  Tokyo Metropolis is the capital of Japan.

• 都との条じょう例れいが改かい正せいされた。

  The metropolitan ordinance was revised.

counter

counter for cities and towns

Used in formal or statistical contexts to count administrative divisions. Not used in everyday conversation.

• この県けんには五いつつの都とがある。

  There are five cities in this prefecture.

noun

capital

Archaic or literary term for a capital city. In modern Japanese, 首都 (しゅと) is the standard word.

See also: 都 (みやこ)

• 古こ都と京きょう都とはかつて日本にほんの都みやこだった。

  Ancient Kyoto was once the capital of Japan.