He considers his room to be his own personal castle.
城
castle
Kanji
Grade
Grade 6
Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
土部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
しろ
Nanori (Name Reading)
き, くに, さね, しげ, しろ, なり, むら
Common Readings
ジョウ, しろ
Example sentences
At the site of this old castle, a beautiful park now spreads out.
The gates of the imperial castle opened.
High castle walls protect the city from foreign enemies.
Shell marks remain on the old castle walls.
The tourists toured the plaza inside the castle while listening to the guide's explanation.
At dawn, the castle gate slowly opened.
An overwhelming number of troops are surging toward the castle gate.
Kanazawa is known as a beautiful castle town.
Traces of the former castle town still remain in this city today.
Example Vocabulary
城
castle; fortress; citadel
城
castle; fortress; citadel
王城
imperial palace; royal castle; capital city
城壁
castle wall; rampart
城内
inside the castle; within the castle walls
城門
castle gate
城下町
castle town
城塞
籠城
to besiege a castle; to hole oneself up; to stay indoors
城下
castle town; base of a castle
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