遷都(せんと)

せんと
noun, verb (suru)
transfer of the capital; moving the capital
1. transfer of the capital; moving the capital to a new location
The act of relocating the national capital from one city to another. A key concept in Japanese history, where the capital was moved multiple times.
794年(ねん)に京都(きょうと)に遷都(せんと)した。
The capital was moved to Kyoto in 794.
遷都(せんと)の理由(りゆう)にはさまざまな説(せつ)がある。
There are various theories about the reasons for moving the capital.
明治(めいじ)政府(せいふ)は東京(とうきょう)への遷都(せんと)を決定(けってい)し、天皇(てんのう)が京都(きょうと)から東京(とうきょう)へ移(うつ)った。
The Meiji government decided to transfer the capital to Tokyo, and the Emperor moved from Kyoto to Tokyo.

USAGE: 遷都(せんと) is used as a noun or with する as a verb. It appears primarily in historical and political contexts.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • Aに遷都(せんと)する (to move the capital to A)
  • AからBへの遷都(せんと) (the transfer of the capital from A to B)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 遷都(せんと)を行(おこな)う (to carry out the capital transfer)
  • 遷都(せんと)の計画(けいかく) (a plan to move the capital)

Japan's major capital transfers include the move to 奈良(なら) (710), to 京都(きょうと) (794, known as 平安京(へいあんきょう)), and to 東京(とうきょう) (1868). The topic of 首都(しゅと)移転(いてん) (capital relocation) has been debated in modern Japanese politics as well.

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