首都

Chinese

 
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already
simp. and trad.
(首都)		 首 都

Pronunciation

Noun

首都

  1. capital; capital city (of a country) (Classifier: 個／个)
    非首都功能  ―  fēi shǒudū gōngnéng  ―  non-capital functions
    倫敦是英國的首都。 [MSC, trad.]
    伦敦是英国的首都。 [MSC, simp.]
    Lúndūn shì Yīngguó de shǒudū. [Pinyin]
    London is the capital of the UK.

Usage notes

When translating the English term capital city, use 首都 when referring to the capital of a country, 首府 (shǒufǔ) when referring to the capital of a state or autonomous region, and 省會／省会 (shěnghuì) when referring to the capital of a province. Alternative terms for the capital of a country include 國都／国都 (guódū), 京城 (jīngchéng), 京都 (jīngdū), 京邑 (jīngyì) and 都城 (dūchéng) all of which are more commonly used in literary language.

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See also

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (首都):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首 都
しゅ
Grade: 2		 と
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

首都 (hiragana しゅと, rōmaji shuto)

  1. capital, capital city
    東 (とう)京 (きょう)は日 (にっ)本 (ぽん)の首 (しゅ)都 (と)です。
    Tōkyō wa Nippon no shuto desu.
    Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
    京 (きょう)都 (と)はかつて日 (にっ)本 (ぽん)の首 (しゅ)都 (と)でした。
    Kyōto wa katsute Nippon no shuto deshita.
    Kyoto was once Japan's capital.

Compounds

  • 首 (しゅ)都 (と)圏 (けん) (shutoken)

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
首都

Noun

首都 • (sudo) (hangeul 수도)

  1. Hanja form? of 수도 (“the capital of a country”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
首都

Noun

首都

  1. Hán tự form of thủ đô, “capital, capital city”
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