都と立りつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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

metropolitan; Tokyo Metropolitan Government-run

Used specifically for institutions and facilities operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, such as schools, hospitals, and parks. Often appears as a prefix in compound nouns like 都立高校 or 都立病院.

彼かれは都と立りつ高こう校こうに通かよっている。
He attends a Tokyo metropolitan high school.
都と立りつ公こう園えんでピクニックをした。
We had a picnic in a Tokyo metropolitan park.

Usage patterns

都と立りつの〈場ば所しょ〉a Tokyo-metropolitan-run 〈place〉
都と立りつの図と書しょ館かんでレポートの資し料りょうを探さがした。
I looked for materials for my report at a Tokyo metropolitan library.
都と立りつ〈場ば所しょ〉に通かようto attend a Tokyo-metropolitan-run 〈place〉 (school, etc.)
妹いもうとは都と立りつの中ちゅう学がっ校こうに通かよっている。
My younger sister attends a Tokyo metropolitan junior high school.

Kanji

都metropolis, capital, all
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

区く立りつ
都立 marks something run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, while 区立 marks something run by a city ward within Tokyo.
市し立りつN3
都立 is specific to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, whereas 市立 refers to facilities run by an ordinary city.
県けん立りつN3
都立 and 県立 both mean 'run by a regional government', but 都立 applies only to Tokyo while 県立 applies to prefectures.
国こく立りつN3
都立 institutions are funded and run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, while 国立 institutions are run by the national government.
公こう立りつN2
公立 is the general term for any publicly-run institution, while 都立 specifies that the public body is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Opposites

私し立りつN3
都立 means run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, whereas 私立 means privately run.

Don't confuse with

区く立りつ
区立 is run by a ward, while 都立 is run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, a higher-level authority.

Word family

都と立りつ高こう校こう
Tokyo metropolitan high school
都と立りつ高こう等とう学がっ校こう
Tokyo Metropolitan senior high school; public senior high school in Tokyo

Etymology

Compound of 都 (to, 'metropolis,' referring to Tokyo) and 立 (ritsu, 'established'). The reading とりつ is a standard on'yomi combination.

Meanings

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

metropolitan; Tokyo Metropolitan Government-run

彼かれは都と立りつ高こう校こうに通かよっている。
He attends a Tokyo metropolitan high school.
都と立りつ公こう園えんでピクニックをした。
We had a picnic in a Tokyo metropolitan park.

Usage patterns

都と立りつの〈場ば所しょ〉a Tokyo-metropolitan-run 〈place〉

都と立りつの図と書しょ館かんでレポートの資し料りょうを探さがした。

I looked for materials for my report at a Tokyo metropolitan library.

都と立りつ〈場ば所しょ〉に通かようto attend a Tokyo-metropolitan-run 〈place〉 (school, etc.)

妹いもうとは都と立りつの中ちゅう学がっ校こうに通かよっている。

My younger sister attends a Tokyo metropolitan junior high school.

Related words

区く立りつ

都立 marks something run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, while 区立 marks something run by a city ward within Tokyo.

市し立りつN3

都立 is specific to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, whereas 市立 refers to facilities run by an ordinary city.

県けん立りつN3

都立 and 県立 both mean 'run by a regional government', but 都立 applies only to Tokyo while 県立 applies to prefectures.

国こく立りつN3

都立 institutions are funded and run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, while 国立 institutions are run by the national government.

公こう立りつN2

公立 is the general term for any publicly-run institution, while 都立 specifies that the public body is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.