Vocabulary
都
みやこ
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government
noun
N3
freq #3
Example sentences
日本(にほん)では8世紀(せいき)には既(すで)に立派(りっぱ)な都(みやこ)がつくられていました。
In Japan, a beautiful city was built as early as the eighth century.
奈良(なら)はとても古(ふる)い都(みやこ)です。
Nara is a very old city.
住めば都(すめばみやこ)。
Wherever you live is the best place.
間取(まど)りも狭(せま)いし、周(まわ)りもうるさいけど、住めば都(すめばみやこ)なんだよ、この部屋(へや)。
It's a small noisy apartment, but it's where I live and I call it home.
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.