Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: castle
Kunyomi: しろ
Onyomi: ジョウ, セイ
Composition: 土 成
Radical: 土
Reading: つちへん
Meaning: earth
Strokes: 3
Reading: つちへん
城下町(じょうかまち) castle town
城主(じょうしゅ) lord of a castle
城壁(じょうへき) rampart
城塞(じょうさい) fortress
大阪城(おおさかじょう) Osaka castle
築城する(ちくじょうする) construct a castle
落城する(らくじょうする) surrender (a castle) [v.i.]
城(しろ) castle
城 (ジョウ) castle (in place names), castle, fortress
城内 (ジョウナイ) inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
荒城 (コウジョウ) ruined castle
開城 (カイジョウ) surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
傾城 (ケイセイ) beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
傾国傾城 (ケイコクケイセイ) woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
城 (しろ) castle
城跡 (しろあと) castle site, ruins of a castle
ハウルの動く城 (ハウルのうごくしろ) Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
砂の城 (すなのしろ) sandcastle, sand castle