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Kanji for Capital
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “capital”: 都、京. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
capital
The capital city; a sophisticated person at the center of things.
Kyoto (京都) means “capital city”.
11 strokes On reading ト、ツ (to, tsu) Kun reading みやこ (miyako) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: metropolis, capital, all, everything
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kuni, zu, tsu, to, miya
In Japan it appears in about 1,386 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 都: Lutz 瑠都 · Mats 真都 · Nath 奈都 · Deniz 天仁都 · Franz 風蘭都 · Frits 風里都 · Fritz 風里都 · Giles 慈生瑠都 · Heinz 羽衣都 · Jules 樹瑠都 · Miles 舞瑠都 · Myles 舞瑠都 and 27 more
capital
The capital; refined, cultured and graceful.
Kyoto served as Japan's imperial capital for over a millennium from 794 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
8 strokes On reading キョウ、ケイ、キン (kyou, kei, kin) Kun reading みやこ (miyako) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: capital, 10**16
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kyou, kei
In Japan it appears in about 248 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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