首都 (しゅと) — (national) capital (city)

首都 is read しゅと and listed as a noun. Meaning: (national) capital (city); metropolis.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 首都.

  • 一首 いっしゅ one tanka
  • 機首 きしゅ nose (of plane)
  • 元首 げんしゅ sovereign
  • 自首 じしゅ surrender (to the authorities)
  • 手首 てくび wrist
  • 首相 しゅしょう prime minister
  • 首脳 しゅのう head
  • 乳首 ちくび nipple
  • 首班 しゅはん head
  • 首尾 しゅび beginning and end
  • 首都圏 しゅとけん Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area
  • 絞首刑 こうしゅけい death by hanging