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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N3

42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: market, city, town

Kunyomi: いち

Onyomi: シ

Composition: 亠 巾

市

Radical

Radical: 巾

Reading: はば

Meaning: turban, scarf

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

横浜市(よこはまし)   Yokohama city

都市(とし)   city, urban area

市内(しない)   (within a) city

市外(しがい)   outside the city

市民(しみん)   citizen

市長(しちょう)   mayor

市役所(しやくしょ)   city hall

市場(しじょう/いちば)   market (business) / market place

市(いち)   market place

競り市(せりいち)   auction market

Onyomi Examples

市 (シ) city

市営 (シエイ) (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management

同市 (ドウシ) same city

田園都市 (デンエントシ) garden city

Kunyomi Examples

市 (いち) market, fair

市中 (しちゅう) in the city, in the community

骨董市 (こっとういち) antique market, flea market

草市 (くさいち) flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)

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