Kanji
城
kanji character
castle
城 kanji-城 castle
城
Meaning
castle
Readings
Kun'yomi
- しろ あと castle site
- しろ やまぜんまい Osmunda banksiifolia (species of fern)
- しろ したかれい marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)
On'yomi
- じょう ない inside of a castle
- じょう へき castle wall
- じょう し castle site
- けい せい beauty
- けい せい かい buying the services of a prostitute
- けい せい けいこく woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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城 fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.) -
城 内 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls -
城 壁 castle wall, town walls, defensive wall... -
城 跡 castle site, ruins of a castle -
城 址 castle site, ruins of a castle -
城 趾 castle site, ruins of a castle -
城 蹟 castle site, ruins of a castle -
城 下 町 castle town, city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord -
金 城 impregnable castle, inner castle citadel, golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle) -
城 主 lord of a castle -
城 郭 castle, citadel, fortress... -
城 廓 castle, citadel, fortress... -
古 城 old castle, old fortress -
開 城 Kaesong (North Korea) -
城 下 land near a castle, castle town -
牙 城 stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent), inner citadel, bastion -
傾 城 beauty, siren, courtesan... -
荒 城 ruined castle -
根 城 stronghold, citadel, base (of operations)... -
築 城 castle construction, building a castle, fortification -
居 城 castle of a feudal lord -
城 代 chamberlain, castle keeper -
城 門 castle gate -
城 塞 fortress, stronghold, citadel -
城 砦 fortress, stronghold, citadel -
城 市 castle town, fortified town -
城 外 outside a castle -
城 池 castle moat -
城 兵 castle garrison -
城 府 town, town walls