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:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: はば

Meaning: turban, scarf

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

横浜(よこはまし)   Yokohama city

(とし)   city, urban area

内(しない)   (within a) city

外(しがい)   outside the city

民(しみん)   citizen

長(しちょう)   mayor

役所(しやくしょ)   city hall

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

(いち)   market place

競り(せりいち)   auction market

Onyomi Examples

city

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

ドウシ same city

田園都 デンエントシ garden city

Kunyomi Examples

いち market, fair

しちゅう in the city, in the community

骨董 こっとういち antique market, flea market

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