# 都 — Metropolis

Frequency rank 321 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 支 (Support), less common than 張 (Stretch).

- On’yomi: と、つ
- Kun’yomi: みやこ
- Radical: 邑 City (Kangxi 163)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX
- School grade: 3
- Strokes: 10

Someone (者) stands near a building (阝) — in the metropolis, everyone gathers near the grand buildings of the capital.

In words:

- 都 と — metropolitan
- 都合 つごう — circumstances,convenience
- 都会 とかい — city

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