城
城

castle

9 strokesFrequency 795JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ジョウセイ

Kun

しろ

Nanori

いくがききくにぐしくぐすくしきすくぜいたちなり

Dictionary

Common Words

城しろNounFreq #1573
1

castle

Examples
その城は１６１０年に建てられた。
The castle dates back to 1610.
城じょうFreq #3201
1

Suffix

castle (in place names)

Examples
私たちは明日大阪城に遠足に行きます。
We are going on a school trip to Osaka Castle tomorrow.
2

Rare term; Common noun

castle; fortress

城壁じょうへきNounFreq #8724
1

castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

Examples
その町のまわりには高い城壁がある。
There are high walls about the town.
王城おうじょうNounFreq #8733
1

royal castle; imperial castle

城内じょうないNounFreq #9504
1

inside of a castle

Examples
この方が私達のために城内を案内してくれた人です。
This is the guide who took us around the castle.
2

area surrounded by castle walls

城門じょうもんNounFreq #12548
1

castle gate

城下じょうかNounFreq #14349
1

land near a castle

2

castle town

籠城篭城ろうじょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #17031
1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up

2

confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

城下町じょうかまちNounFreq #17331
1

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

Examples
彼は農夫に身をやつして城下町に潜入した。
Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.
城塞城砦じょうさいNounFreq #18004
1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

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