城じょう府ふ

noun

fortified town; castle town; town walls

Historical or literary term referring to a town enclosed by defensive walls, or the walls themselves. Not used in everyday modern Japanese; 城下町 (じょうかまち) is the common word for a castle town.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、城じょう府ふを構かまえた大だい名みょうの記き述じゅつがある。

  Old documents contain descriptions of feudal lords who built fortified towns.

• 城じょう府ふの跡あとが発はっ掘くつ調ちょう査さで見みつかった。

  Remains of the town walls were discovered in an archaeological excavation.