首都圏

Reading

Kana: しゅとけん

Romaji: shutoken

Definition

noun

1

the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)

Kanji

首

Readings: シュ、 くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems

都

Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ

Meanings: metropolis, capital

圏

Readings: ケン、 かこ.い

Meanings: sphere, circle, radius, range

Example Sentence

首都圏(しゅとけん)でも燃料(ねんりょう)が不足(ふそく)している。

➥There's a fuel shortage even in the Tokyo area.