都会

とかい
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1

A city; an urban area — generally refers to a large town or metropolitan area.

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都会での生活は便利だが、人が多くて忙しい。

Life in the city is convenient but crowded and busy.

彼女は田舎育ちだが都会に憧れている。

She grew up in the countryside but longs for the city.

都会の喧騒から離れて休みたい。

I want to get away from the city's noise and rest.

2

An abbreviation that can refer to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in some contexts (formal name is 'Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly' / 'Togikai').

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都会(=都議会)は来週、条例案を審議する予定だ。

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly is scheduled to deliberate the ordinance next week.

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