都と会かい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to a large city or urban area, often contrasted with the countryside (田舎). Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

都と会かいの生せい活かつは便べん利りだが、物ぶっ価かが高たかい。
City life is convenient, but the cost of living is high.
彼かれは田舎いなかから都と会かいに出でてきた。
He moved from the countryside to the city.

noun

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 都議会 (Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly). Used in political or news contexts.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉から都と会かいに出でるto move/come to the city from somewhere
彼かの女じょは田舎いなかから都と会かいに出でてきた。
She moved to the city from the countryside.
都と会かいで暮くらすto live in the city
都と会かいで一人ひとり暮ぐらしをしている。
I live alone in the city.
都と会かいの生せい活かつに慣なれるto get used to city life
都と会かいの生せい活かつにはなかなか慣なれない。
I still can't get used to city life.

Expressions

都と会かいを離はなれるleave town; leave the city

Kanji

都metropolis, capital, all
会meeting, meet, party

Related words· 9

都と市しN3sense 1
都市 is the more formal or technical term for a city (as in 都市計画), while 都会 is the everyday word emphasizing urban atmosphere or lifestyle.
市し街がい地ち
都会 refers to a big city in a general, often cultural sense, while 市街地 specifically means the physically developed urban zone within a city or town.
メトロポリタン
都会 is the everyday native Japanese word for a city or urban area, while メトロポリタン is a loanword mostly seen in proper names like メトロポリタン美術館.
町まち中なかN1
都会 refers broadly to a big city or urban area, while 町中 specifically means the bustling central part of a particular town.

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市し街がいN1
都会 is the broad concept of 'the city' as opposed to the countryside and evokes urban lifestyle, while 市街 focuses narrowly on the physical streets and built-up district itself.
都と市し部ぶ
都会 is a more casual, general word for 'the city' or city life, while 都市部 is a formal, statistical term for the urban area of a region.
大だい都と市し
都会 refers broadly to urban areas as opposed to the countryside (田舎), whereas 大都市 emphasizes the scale of a specific big city.
シティ
都会 refers to an urban area in contrast to the countryside and carries a everyday, conversational tone, while シティ is a trendier loanword often used in brand names or compounds.
都と心しんN2
都会 broadly means 'the city' as opposed to the countryside, while 都心 narrows this to the actual core area of a big city.

Opposites· 10

田舎いなかN5sense 1
都会 means a large city or urban area, while 田舎 means the countryside or a rural area, and the two are often paired as opposites.
郷ごう
都会 means 'city' and contrasts with 郷, which refers to the countryside or one's rural hometown.
辺へん地ち
辺地 refers to an isolated, out-of-the-way place, while 都会 refers to a bustling city area, the opposite kind of location.

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山さん野や
都会 means 'city,' the built-up urban opposite of the untouched natural landscape suggested by 山野.
寒かん村そん
都会 is a bustling, prosperous city, the opposite of the bleak, impoverished 寒村.
里さと
都会 means 'the city', the direct opposite of 里 in its sense of rural countryside.
野の山やま
都会 means a city or urban area, the opposite of the natural hills and fields described by 野山.
田でん園えんN1
都会 means the city or urban area, the direct opposite of 田園's rural, pastoral scenery.
カントリー
都会 means 'the city', the direct opposite of カントリー in its 'countryside' sense.
地ち方ほうN3
都会 means a bustling city, contrasting with 地方 in its sense of the countryside or rural areas outside major cities.

Don't confuse with

都と議ぎ会かい sense 2
都会 (とかい, meaning city) looks similar in kanji to 都議会 (とぎかい, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly), for which 都会 is sometimes used as an abbreviation in news contexts.
都みやこN3
都会 means any bustling urban area or city in general, while 都 specifically denotes the capital or seat of government.

Word family· 8

都と会かい人じん
city dweller; urbanite
大だい都と会かい
metropolis; big city
都と会かい化か
urbanization
都と会かい派は
urban; city-oriented; yuppie
都と会かい的てき
urban; metropolitan; city-like

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都と会かい風ふう
city manners; urban sophistication
都と会かいっ子こ
city kid; urbanite; person born and raised in the city
都と会かい生せい活かつ
city life; urban living

Etymology

Compound of 都 (capital, metropolis) and 会 (meeting, assembly), originally referring to a gathering in the capital. The modern sense of 'city' developed from the idea of a bustling metropolitan area.