Dictionary / Vocabulary / 首都圏
しゅとけん
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
common word
首都圏でも燃料が不足している。
There's a fuel shortage even in the Tokyo area.
現在、地震の影響で首都圏の交通網が麻痺している状況です。
Currently, it is a situation in which transport links in the metropolitan area have been paralyzed due to the earthquake.