都

Alternative forms
Note that there are two Unicode z-variants, with code points U+90FD and U+FA26 (the latter is a compatibility variant and contains an extra dot below in ).

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) metropolis; large city
 * 2) capital; capital city
 * 3)  to make a place the capital city; to establish a capital
 * 4)  graceful; elegant
 * 5) . Du
 * 1)  graceful; elegant
 * 2) . Du
 * 1) . Du

Etymology 2
Colloquial form of.

Definitions

 * 1) all; both used to indicate that the statement is true for every subject or object; or the entirety of something
 * 2)  even
 * 3)  even, interchangeable with
 * 4)  ; even
 * 5)  at all
 * 6) already
 * 7)  as well; also; too
 * 8)  still; anyways; nevertheless
 * 1)  even
 * 2)  even, interchangeable with
 * 3)  ; even
 * 4)  at all
 * 5) already
 * 6)  as well; also; too
 * 7)  still; anyways; nevertheless
 * 1)  at all
 * 2) already
 * 3)  as well; also; too
 * 4)  still; anyways; nevertheless
 * 1)  as well; also; too
 * 2)  still; anyways; nevertheless
 * 1)  as well; also; too
 * 2)  still; anyways; nevertheless
 * 1)  still; anyways; nevertheless

Usage notes

 * When negating 都, the placement of is important.
 * 不都: not all, not everyone.
 * 都不: none, no one

Etymology 1
→ * →

From, a compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  the place of residence of the emperor
 * 2)  a capital city
 * 3)  a capital
 * 4)   moving the / to the center of the board with other pieces close together

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) a capital city
 * 2) a city, metropolis
 * 3)  the capital prefecture of Tokyo

Affix

 * 1) city, metropolis
 * 2) capital city
 * 3) elegant, graceful, refined
 * 4) gather, command

Usage notes

 * Since is the only prefecture with, the counter only appears as . It combines with the other prefecture counters ,  and  to count prefectures of mixed types.

Etymology 3
From.

Affix

 * 1) all, both, everyone, whole

Etymology
Originally a compound of 🇰🇲 and an uncertain referring to a place.
 * The ko is possibly, according to most dictionaries. However, poems in the  attest overwhelming phonetic usage of instead of . There has likely been a vowel assimilation; it accounts for a form of this affix  (e.g. ).
 * Alternatively, the ko might be from, as some Man'yōshū poems use the 宮子 reading.

Noun

 * 1) the place of residence of the emperor, especially a temporary lodging in which the emperor stays during an imperial visit
 * 2)  a capital city