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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 6 - 城

Kanji character Grade 6 城. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 6 - 城
About
castle
Kun: しろ
On: ジョウ、 セイ
9 strokes
Radical: earth 土
Parts: ノ 土 戈
 
Onyomi
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】 capitulation (of fort)
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
 
Kunyomi
城 【しろ】 castle
城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
山城 【やましろ】 Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)