城しろ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Refers to a traditional Japanese castle or a Western-style castle. Often used in historical contexts.

Related words· 8

城じょう郭かく
城郭 is a more formal, technical term for a castle or fortress, while 城 is the everyday word for a castle.
砦とりで
砦 refers to a smaller fort or stronghold, whereas 城 usually denotes a full-scale castle.
シャトー
城 is the general Japanese word for any castle, including Japanese-style ones, while シャトー specifically denotes a French-style château.
古こ城じょう
城 is the general word for a castle, while 古城 specifically emphasizes its age or historical, often ruined, state.

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館たち
城 is the everyday word for a castle, while 館（たて）is a poetic, literary term for a smaller fort or stronghold.
要よう塞さい
城 is a castle, often a lord's residence with defensive features, while 要塞 is a purely military fortification.
楼ろう閣かく
城 is the common, concrete word for a castle, whereas 楼閣 is a poetic term that can suggest a castle-like tower without naming it directly.
宮きゅう殿でんN1
城 refers to a fortified castle built for defense, whereas 宮殿 emphasizes a grand residence without military function.

Don't confuse with

白しろN5
白 (しろ, 'white') is a homophone of 城 (しろ, 'castle') and learners often mix them up despite unrelated meanings.
代しろN1
代 (しろ, 'charge, fee, substitute') shares the same reading as 城 (しろ, 'castle') but has a completely different meaning.
城じょう主しゅ
城 means the castle itself, while 城主 refers to the person who owns or rules that castle.
城じょう下か町まち
城 refers to the castle building itself, while 城下町 is the town that grew up around that castle.