首都

Chinese
 
head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
metropolis; capital city; all
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, 首都 (shǒudū) is used 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.

Synonyms
Synonyms of 首都

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (首都):
  • → Japanese: 首都(しゅと) (shuto)
  • → Korean: 수도(首都) (sudo)
  • → Vietnamese: thủ đô (首都)

Others:

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
首 都
しゅ
Grade: 2		 と
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
首都 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    Noun

    首(しゅ)都(と) • (shuto) 

    1. capital, capital city
      東京(とうきょう)は日本(にっぽん)の首都(しゅと)です。
      Tōkyō wa Nippon no shuto desu.
      Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
      京都(きょうと)はかつて日本(にっぽん)の首都(しゅと)でした。
      Kyōto wa katsute Nippon no shuto deshita.
      Kyoto was once Japan's capital.

    Derived terms

    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 term
    首都

    Noun

    首都

    1. chữ Hán form of thủ đô (“capital, capital city”).
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