都鳥貝

みやこどりがい ミヤコドリガイ

Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)

都

と みやこ

capital, metropolis

鳥

とり

bird

都合

つごう

circumstances, condition, convenience

都市

とし

town, city, municipal, urban

都心

としん

city centre (center) (esp. capital city), urban centre, heart of city a metropolis

都会

とかい

city

古都

こと

ancient city, former capital

都鄙

とひ

town and country

都寺

つうす

one of the six administrators of a Zen temple

首都

しゅと

capital city, metropolis

聖都

せいと

Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)

京都

きょうと

Kyoto

三都

three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)

省都

provincial capital (of China)

還都

かんと

return of government (to Kyoto), making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again

県都

けんと

prefectural capital

都邑

とゆう

city, town, village

国都

こくと

(national) capital city