東京都(とうきょうと)

とうきょうと
noun
Tokyo Metropolis; Tokyo (as a prefecture)
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1. Tokyo Metropolis
Tokyo as an administrative unit: the prefecture-level government that covers the 23 special wards, the cities and towns of the Tama area, and the Izu and Ogasawara islands. It is the only 都(と) among Japan's 47 prefectures.
東京都(とうきょうと)渋谷区(しぶやく)。
Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
東京都(とうきょうと)の人口(じんこう)は約(やく)千四百万人(せんよんひゃくまんにん)だ。
The population of Tokyo Metropolis is about fourteen million.
The Governor of Tokyo announced a new disaster-prevention plan.

東京(とうきょう) names the city; 東京都(とうきょうと) names the local government and its territory, and appears in addresses, official documents and news. The 都(と) is the "metropolis" of 都道府県(とどうふけん), the four types of prefecture (都(と), 道(どう), 府(ふ), 県(けん)).

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