城

castle

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジョウセイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しろ

Nanori (名乗り)

いくがききくにぐしくぐすくしきすくぜいたちなり

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:9

JLPT:N2

Frequency:795

Vocabulary

ジョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
城内	ジョウナイ	inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
牙城	ガジョウ	stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
開城	カイジョウ	surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
古城	コジョウ	old castle; old fortress
荒城	コウジョウ	ruined castle

セイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
傾城	ケイセイ	beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
傾国傾城	ケイコクケイセイ	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	ケイセイケイコク	woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
城	しろ	castle
根城	ねじろ	stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
城下町	じょうかまち	castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
城跡	しろあと	castle site; ruins of a castle
城跡	じょうし	castle site; ruins of a castle

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