城 means “castle”

しろ · shiro

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

しろ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジョウ, セイ

Taught in grade 4 · 9 strokes

The story

Earth rises into fortified walls: samurai lords built these monuments to stand against time and enemies alike.

Used in 城 (shiro, castle) as in 大阪城 (Osaka-jou)

More from Places & Buildings

• 門 gate
• 園 garden
• 道 road
• 橋 bridge
• 港 harbor
• 場 place
• 蔵 storehouse
• 院 institution
• 階 floor
• 宮 palace
• 学 study
• 校 school

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.