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城池 (じょうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

城じょう池ち

Meanings

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noun

castle moat

Refers specifically to the moat surrounding a castle. A somewhat formal or historical term; in everyday speech, 堀 (ほり) is more common.

城しろの周まわりには深ふかい城じょう池ちが巡めぐらされていた。
A deep moat surrounded the castle.

Kanji

城castle
池pond, cistern, pool

Similar words

堀ほり
堀 is the general word for 'moat' or 'canal' and is more common in modern Japanese. 城池 is a more specific, literary term for a castle moat.

Etymology

Compound of 城 (castle) and 池 (pond/pool), literally 'castle pond'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'castle moat'.