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How to say 'Tokyo' in Japanese | 都内

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The Japanese word for Tokyo is 'Tonai', written as 都内 in Japanese.'Tokyo' in hiragana is とない.

    word

    都内

    Meaning

    Tokyo

    Reading

    とない

    tonai

    Kanji

    都Metropolis 内Inside

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '都内 (とない)' refers to the area within Tokyo Metropolis. It is commonly used to specify locations or events that are situated inside Tokyo. For example: I live in Tokyo「私は都内に住んでいます」(わたしはとないにすんでいます). The concert will be held in Tokyo「コンサートは都内で開催されます」(コンサートはとないではいかいされます). This term is particularly useful when distinguishing between Tokyo and other regions in Japan.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5577

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 都内

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    都

    Meaning

    Metropolis

  • kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

Words Related to 都内 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

    都会

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    都心

    Meaning

    City center

  • word

    都立

    Meaning

    Metropolitan

  • word

    都庁

    Meaning

    Government, Metropolitan

Words Related to 都内 Through the Kanji 内

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 内 as well.

  • word

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内容

    Meaning

    Content

  • word

    家内

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    国内

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    案内

    Meaning

    Guidance

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    内閣

    Meaning

    Cabinet

  • word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

  • word

    以内

    Meaning

    Within

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    室内

    Meaning

    Indoors

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    その内

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    内科

    Meaning

    Internal medicine

  • word

    内臓

    Meaning

    Internal organs

  • word

    境内

    Meaning

    Precincts

  • word

    内陸

    Meaning

    Inland

  • word

    内緒

    Meaning

    Secret

  • word

    内心

    Meaning

    Innermost

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

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'Tonai' means 'Tokyo' .

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