EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

    彼は農夫に身をやつして城下町に潜入した。
    Disguising himself as a peasant, he crept into the castle town.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

castle

Kun
しろ
On
ジョウセイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
795 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

いくがきくにぐしくぐすくしきすくぜいたちなり

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3b6.1The Kanji Dictionary
4315.0Four corner code
1459deroo
57ceUnicode hex code
1-30-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1078Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1011New Nelson (John Haig)
352New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
417Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
261Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
312Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
362Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
387Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
638A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
796Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
886Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5086PMorohashi
903A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
720Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
733Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
433Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
914henshall3
884Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
942Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
374Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
368Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Kun
したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
97 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

さかしと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
2m1.2The Kanji Dictionary
1023.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0bUnicode hex code
1-18-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
9New Nelson (John Haig)
3378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4186Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2862Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
50Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
51Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
72A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
46Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
30Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14Morohashi
7A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
31Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
21sakade
6Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
24henshall3
13Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
75crowley
32Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
4Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
50Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

town, village, block, street

Kun
まち
On
チョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
292 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5f2.1The Kanji Dictionary
6102.0Four corner code
3653deroo
753aUnicode hex code
1-36-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2995Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3729New Nelson (John Haig)
1113New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1430Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1028Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
92Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
96Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
114A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
426Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
167Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21735Morohashi
57A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
182Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
182Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
115sakade
221Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
61henshall3
63Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
549Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
1335Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
93Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ting3, ding1Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level