城 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- ジョウ
- Kun
- しろ
- Meaning
- castle
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: earth 土 with the sound element 成; walls built of earth, a castle.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジョウ | 城内・城下町・落城 |
|---|---|
| しろ | 城・城跡 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 城下町じょうかまち
castle town
- 名城めいじょう
famous castle
Example
山の上に古いお城が見えます。
You can see an old castle on top of the mountain.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)