Readings

Kana: ジョウ、しろ
Romaji: jō, shiro
Kana
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
Kana
Romaji

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

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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