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城 kanji
castle
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
ジョウセイ
Kun readings
しろ
Words with 城
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N1城下land near a castle; castle town
- —開城Popularsurrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
- —古城Popularold castle; old fortress
- —城郭Popularcastle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
- —城主Popularlord of a castle
- —城内Popularinside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
- —城下町Popularcastle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
- —城castle (in place names); castle; fortress
- —王城royal castle; imperial castle
- —下城withdrawing from a castle
- —牙城stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
- —宮城Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
- —堅城strong fortress
- —孤城solitary castle; isolated castle
- —攻城castle siege
- —荒城ruined castle
- —城代chamberlain; castle keeper
- —城壁castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
- —城門castle gate
- —入城entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)