Breakdown of tokai
meet
会
If you want to meet, this is best done under a roof, and it would be awkward if you wouldn't say things.
metropolis
都
If someone is surrounded by walls no matter whether they're inside or outside, they must be in a metropolis.
Usages of tokai
都会 と 田舎、 どちら が 好き です か？tokai to inaka, dotira ga suki desu ka?
Which do you prefer, the city or the countryside?
都会 で 働いて います。tokai de hataraite imasu.
(I) work in the city.
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