都

みやこ

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital)

N4 #1,570

Meanings

also 京

  1. noun capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government
  2. capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light)
  3. location of the Imperial Palace

と

  1. noun Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; metropolitan prefecture
  2. counter counter for cities and towns
  3. noun capital

Its kanji

In sentences

奈良ならはとても古ふるい都みやこです。 Nara is a very old city. #123251

ヴェネツィアは水みずの都みやこです。 Venice is a city on water. #878456

パリはファッションの都みやこだ。 Paris is the capital of fashion. #12715096

ロンドンはもはや霧きりの都みやこではない。 London is no longer a city of fog. #192110