首都圏

首都圏

See also: 首都圈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首	都	圏
しゅ Grade: 2	と Grade: 3	けん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
首都圈 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) しゅと​けん [shùtóꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝto̞kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

首(しゅ)都(と)圏(けん) • (shutoken) 

1. capital city area; capital region

Proper noun

首(しゅ)都(と)圏(けん) • (Shutoken) 

1. the National Capital Region; the Greater Tokyo Area (An area consisting of the Kantō region and Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan)
   • 1956, 首都圏整備法 (National Capital Region Planning Act), Article 2:

     この法律で「首都圏」とは、東京都の区域及び政令で定めるその周辺の地域を一体とした広域をいう。

     The law defines the National Capital Region as Tokyo and its surrounding area declared by government ordinance.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN