城 — kanji meaning “castle”
城
castle
- Meanings
- castle
- On'yomi
- ジョウ (jou)、セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi
- しろ
- Name readings
- いく、がき、き、くに、ぐしく、ぐすく
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #795 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- chéng — Chinese character page
Words with 城
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 城下町 | じょうかまち joukamachi | castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord |
| 城主 | じょうしゅ joushu | lord of a castle |
| 古城 | こじょう kojou | old castle; old fortress |
| 城壁 | じょうへき jouheki | castle wall; town walls; defensive wall |
| 金城 | きんじょう kinjou | impregnable castle |
| 城内 | じょうない jounai | inside of a castle |
| 城跡 | しろあと shiroato | castle site; ruins of a castle |
| 城郭 | じょうかく joukaku | castle; citadel; fortress |
| 開城 | かいじょう kaijou | surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold |
| 茨城 | いばらき ibaraki | Ibaraki (prefecture) |
| 宮城 | きゅうじょう kyuujou | Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946) |
| 宮城 | みやぎ miyagi | Miyagi (prefecture) |
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