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ๅŸŽ
ๅŸŽ
9 strokes
Frequency: 795
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

castle

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฆ
ใ‚ปใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ—ใ‚
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ„ใ
ใŒใ
ใ
ใใซ
ใใ—ใ
ใใ™ใ
ใ—ใ
ใ™ใ
ใœใ„
ใŸใก
ใชใ‚Š

Common Words

ใ—ใ‚
Noun
Freq #1573
1

castle

Examples
ใใฎๅŸŽใฏ๏ผ‘๏ผ–๏ผ‘๏ผๅนดใซๅปบใฆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The castle dates back to 1610.
ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Freq #3201
1

Suffix

castle (in place names)

Examples
็งใŸใกใฏๆ˜Žๆ—ฅๅคง้˜ชๅŸŽใซ้ ่ถณใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
We are going on a school trip to Osaka Castle tomorrow.
2

Rare term; Common noun

castle; fortress

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใธใ
Noun
Freq #8724
1

castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

Examples
ใใฎ็”บใฎใพใ‚ใ‚Šใซใฏ้ซ˜ใ„ๅŸŽๅฃใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
There are high walls about the town.
ใŠใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Noun
Freq #8733
1

royal castle; imperial castle

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใชใ„
Noun
Freq #9504
1

inside of a castle

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆ–นใŒ็ง้”ใฎใŸใ‚ใซๅŸŽๅ†…ใ‚’ๆกˆๅ†…ใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸไบบใงใ™ใ€‚
This is the guide who took us around the castle.
2

area surrounded by castle walls

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #12548
1

castle gate

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹
Noun
Freq #14349
1

land near a castle

2

castle town

็ฏญๅŸŽ
ใ‚ใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #17031
1

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up

2

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

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใพใก
Noun
Freq #17331
1

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

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ่พฒๅคซใซ่บซใ‚’ใ‚„ใคใ—ใฆๅŸŽไธ‹็”บใซๆฝœๅ…ฅใ—ใŸใ€‚
Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.
ๅŸŽ็ ฆ
ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ•ใ„
Noun
Freq #18004
1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

๐ŸŽ“

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