都道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
都	道
と Grade: 3	どう Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

Alternative spelling
都道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 都(と) (to, “capital; Tokyo Metropolis”) + 道(どう) (dō, “road”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とどー [tòdóó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) と​どー [tóꜜdòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [to̞do̞ː]

Noun

都(と)道(どう) • (todō) ^{←とだう (todau)?}

1. a Tokyo municipal road

See also

• 都(と)道(どう)府(ふ)県(けん) (todōfuken)
• 道(どう)道(どう) (dōdō)
• 府(ふ)道(どう) (fudō)
• 県(けん)道(どう) (kendō)
• 市(し)道(どう) (shidō)
• 町(ちょう)道(どう) (chōdō)
• 村(そん)道(どう) (sondō)