首 都(しゅと)

しゅと

noun

capital city

literarygeography

1. capital city

The city that serves as the seat of government for a country.

日本(にほん)の首都(しゅと)は東京(とうきょう)だ。

The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

首都(しゅと)に人口(じんこう)が集中(しゅうちゅう)している。

The population is concentrated in the capital.

Paris, the capital of France, is world-famous as a center of art and culture. Many tourists visit every year.

首都(しゅと) refers specifically to a capital city - the political center of a country.

Common collocations

首都(しゅと)圏(けん) (capital region, metropolitan area)
首都(しゅと)高速(こうそく) (metropolitan expressway)
首都(しゅと)移転(いてん) (capital relocation)
首都(しゅと)機能(きのう) (capital functions)

RELATED WORDS (world capitals):

東京(とうきょう) (Tokyo - Japan)
ワシントンD.C. (Washington D.C. - USA)
ロンドン (London - UK)
北京(ぺきん) (Beijing - China)
ソウル (Seoul - South Korea)

Related words

首都(しゅと): capital city (political center)
都(みやこ): capital, metropolis (literary/traditional)
大都市(だいとし): large city, major city

Related Words

Related: 大都市(だいとし) (large city, major city)

Compare: 大都会(だいとかい) (metropolis, big city)

Related: 東京(とうきょう) (Tokyo)

Related: ロンドン (London)

Related: 北京(ぺきん) (Beijing)

Related: ソウル (Seoul)

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Added 2026.1.11 22:40 · Revised 2026.10.10 9:36

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