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JLPT N1

遷都

This is a formal term for moving a country’s capital city.

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遷都する verb form
Noun, Suru-verb

Relocating the Capital

The act of officially moving a nation’s capital from one city to another.

Example

794年 に 平安京 へ の 遷都 が 行わ れ まし た 。

The capital was relocated to Heian-kyo in the year 794.

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遷都
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