かい
Meanings
Noun
1. 人口が多く、その土地の行政府が存在していたり、商工業や文化の発達している土地。都市。
2. 都議会の略。
Kanji used
metropolis
meeting
Pitch accent
かい
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Composed of
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
① 一定の目的をもって人が集まること。会合、集会。② 一定の目的をもって組織された集団。会派。
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
metropolis; big city
urban; metropolitan
Examples (21 in total)
I live in the city.
I plan to live in the city.
Air is polluted in cities.
The city is beautiful at night.
I'm not accustomed to the city noises.
I really like city life.
He is still not accustomed to city life.
I don't think I'm cut out for city life.
Roads in the country aren't as busy as those in the city.
Cities are exciting places, but also stressful.
They are longing for city life.
He prefers the country to the town.
I'd like to leave the city and rediscover nature.
I've finally gotten used to urban life.
More and more people are moving to urban areas.
Tom wanted his son to live in the city.
Our cities create serious pollution problems.
People living in town don't know the pleasures of country life.
The urban population in most developing countries is increasing very fast.
Nowadays more and more people prefer country life to city life.
This movement from rural to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.