Word details

城下町

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 城下町.

Dictionary

Entry

城下町ょうかまち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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

castle

9 strokesFrequency 795JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ジョウセイ

Kun

しろ

Nanori

いくがきくにぐしくぐすくしきすくぜいたちなり

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

3 strokesFrequency 97JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

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

さかしと

town, village, block, street

7 strokesFrequency 292JLPT N3Grade 1

On

チョウ

Kun

まち

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