Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. town; city; municipal; urban
Kanji used
metropolis
city
Pitch accent
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Composed of
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
city
Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
university town; college town
metropolis; large city
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
urban area; urban district
artificial island city; floating city
ordinance-designated city
fortified city; walled city
satellite city; satellite town
city planning; urban planning; town planning
fortified city; bastide
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
port city; harbour city; harbor city
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
urbanization; urbanisation
central city; major city (in a region)
modern city; modern town
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
urban-type; urban
sister city; twin town
city bank; metropolitan bank
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
city name; name of city
boom town; emerging city; new town
town gas; city gas; municipal gas
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
open city; defenseless city
megacity; city with over a million people
urban development
(city-wide) lockdown
urban transport; urban transit
rural or garden city
urban engineering; municipal engineering
neighboring towns; neighbouring towns
medium-sized city; mid-size city
world city; global city
cityscape; urban landscape
sister city; twin town
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
city built according to the principles of fengshui
multi-city (flight)
urban farming; urban agriculture
municipal waste from which valuable raw materials can be extracted; (lit.) urban oil field
Examples (77 in total)
Do you live in the city?
I'm from the city.
Vienna is a beautiful city.