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Zach

Readings

Kana: ジョウ、しろ
Romaji: jō, shiro
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: いく、がき、き、くに、ぐしく、ぐすく、しき、すく、ぜい、たち、なり
Romaji: iku, gaki, ki, kuni, gushiku, gusuku, shiki, suku, zei, tachi, nari
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Meaning

castle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  795
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  seong
Chinese Reading:  cheng2
Unicode:  57ce
JIS:  3E6B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 352
Nelson Index: 1078
New Nelson Index: 1011
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b6.1
Four Corner Index: 4315.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 903
Gakken Index: 638
Japanese Names Index: 796
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5086P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0177
Remembering the kanji Index: 362
Kanji Flashcards Index: 433
Kodansha Compact Index: 374
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 914
Kanji in Context Index: 942
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 261
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 312
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 368
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 387
Essential Kanji Index: 886
Kodansha Kanji Index: 417
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1459
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 884

Words

(しろ)
castle
()
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
山城 (やまじろ、さんじょう)
mountain castle
築城 (ちくじょう、ついき)
fortification; castle construction
城下町 (じょうかまち)
castle town; town around castle
(じょう)
castle (in place names)
宮城 (きゅうじょう)
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
城主 (じょうしゅ)
lord of a castle
城下 (じょうか)
land near the castle
居城 (きょじょう)
castle of a daimyo; castle of feudal lord
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