No. 549 in Japanese
都市
City; urban area.
In a sentence
東京は日本で最も大きい都市です。
Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.
Here, '都市' is used to denote a large and urbanized population center, equivalent to the idea of a city.
未来の都市はより環境に優しい設計になるでしょう。
The cities of the future will be designed to be more environmentally friendly.
'都市' is referenced in the context of discussing conceptual or futuristic cities.
多くの都市では電車が主要な交通手段です。
In many cities, trains are the main mode of transportation.
The term '都市' is being used generally to describe urban areas around the world.
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