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Kanji Detail for 砦 - "fort, stronghold"

砦

  • Meaning

    砦 means "fort, stronghold." Also associated with fence.

    1. Fort - A defensive enclosure; a small castle.

    2. Fence - A barrier made of wood or bamboo.

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    • Verified meaning: fort, stronghold
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あざ)
    • Also carries these associations: fence

    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 砦

    Surnames 砦(あざ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fort; stronghold; entrenchments

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stockade, fort, military outpost; brothel

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 寨[zhai4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    stockade, fort, military outpost; brothel

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

    A fence. In mountain dwellings, wooden stockades make 砦.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    toride(とりで) とりで

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    fort fence stronghold fortress bastion citadel rampart bulwark garrison defense barrier enclosure protection

Sentences including 砦

  • The enemy occupied the fort.

  • The fort was attacked by surprise.

  • He built forty-eight forts.

  • Tom and Mary built a snow fort.

  • Tom and Mary built a snow fort in the backyard.

  • The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.

  • This house is no fortress or castle, but it still instills a sense of security.

  • They seized him and took him to Fort Monroe, Virginia.

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