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How to say 'City' in Japanese | 都会

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The Japanese word for City is 'Tokai', written as 都会 in Japanese.'City' in hiragana is とかい.

    word

    都会

    Meaning

    City

    Reading

    とかい

    tokai

    Kanji

    都Metropolis 会Meet

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '都会 (とかい)' refers to a 'city' or 'urban area'. It emphasizes the bustling, modern, and metropolitan aspects of a city, often contrasting with rural areas. This term is commonly used to describe the lifestyle, environment, or atmosphere of a city. For example: I prefer the city over the countryside「私は田舎より都会が好きです」(わたしはいなかよりとかいがすきです). The city is full of opportunities「都会にはチャンスがたくさんあります」(とかいにはチャンスがたくさんあります). Note that '都会' carries a nuance of sophistication and modernity, making it distinct from more general terms like '都市 (とし)' which simply means 'city' in a neutral sense.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    4926

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 都会

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    都

    Meaning

    Metropolis

  • kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Words Related to 都会 Through the Kanji 都

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 都 as well.

  • word

    都市

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    都

    Meaning

    Capital

  • word

    都合

    Meaning

    Convenience, Circumstances

  • word

    首都

    Meaning

    Capital

  • word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

  • word

    都心

    Meaning

    City center

  • word

    都立

    Meaning

    Metropolitan

  • word

    都庁

    Meaning

    Government, Metropolitan

Words Related to 都会 Through the Kanji 会

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 会 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    会う

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    会話

    Meaning

    Conversation

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    機会

    Meaning

    Opportunity

  • word

    出会う

    Meaning

    Meet, Encounter

  • word

    教会

    Meaning

    Church

  • word

    会計

    Meaning

    Bill, Accounting

  • word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    開会

    Meaning

    Opening

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    国会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    協会

    Meaning

    Association

  • word

    運動会

    Meaning

    Sports day

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    出会い

    Meaning

    Encounter

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    学会

    Meaning

    Academic society

  • word

    再会

    Meaning

    Reunion

  • word

    司会

    Meaning

    Hosting

  • word

    総会

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    集会

    Meaning

    Meeting, Gathering

  • word

    閉会

    Meaning

    Closing

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    送別会

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    会見

    Meaning

    Press conference

  • word

    展覧会

    Meaning

    Exhibition

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