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Kanji Detail for 城 - "castle, citadel, wall"

城

  • Meaning

    城 means "castle, citadel, wall."

    1. Castle - A fortified structure; a fortress.

    2. Citadel - A stronghold; a fortification.

    3. Wall - A defensive barrier; ramparts.

  • Words using 城

    • 城内 じょうない Listen inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

  • Four-character idioms with 城

    • 一国一城 いっこくいちじょう Listen (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
    • 一顧傾城 いっこけいせい Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
    • 傾国傾城 けいこくけいせい Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
    • 傾城傾国 けいせいけいこく Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
    • 孤城落日 こじょうらくじつ Listen feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
    • 金城湯池 きんじょうとうち Listen an impregnable fortress; an unassailable territory

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    • Verified meaning: castle, citadel, wall
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read がんじょう, き, きずく, きつき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 城

    Given names 城(がんじょう)Listen 城(きずく)Listen 城(しろ)Listen

    Surnames 城(き)Listen 城(きつき)Listen 城(きづき)Listen 城(ぐすく)Listen 城(しょう)Listen 城(じょう)Listen 城(じょうじ)Listen 城(しろう)Listen 城(しろた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    castle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    castle; city, town; municipality

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    castle, city, town; municipality

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    城郭: The inner wall is called 城; the outer wall is called 郭.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shiro(しろ) しろ

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    castle citadel wall fortress bastion defense dungeon fortification fortified keep moat palace rampart stronghold

Sentences including 城

  • The town in which i was born is famous for its old castle.

  • There used to be a castle on this hill.

  • There was a castle here many years ago.

  • There used to be a castle on the hill.

  • I came in view of the castle.

  • There is a castle in my town.

  • She went to ibaragi.

  • That is an old castle.

  • There used to be a small castle on this hill.

  • The town is famous for its old castle.

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