城下町
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 城下町
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.
Kanji in this Word
城
9 strokes
Frequency: 795
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
castle
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジョウ
セイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しろ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
いく
がき
き
くに
ぐしく
ぐすく
しき
すく
ぜい
たち
なり
下
3 strokes
Frequency: 97
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
below
down
descend
give
low
inferior
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カ
ゲ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
した
しも
もと
さ.げる
さ.がる
くだ.る
くだ.り
くだ.す
-くだ.す
くだ.さる
お.ろす
お.りる
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
さか
しと
町
7 strokes
Frequency: 292
JLPT N3
Grade 1
Meanings
town
village
block
street
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まち
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