noun
Refers to a traditional Japanese castle or a Western-style castle. Often used in historical contexts.
姫路城は白くて美しい城です。
Himeji Castle is a white and beautiful castle.
この城は戦国時代に建てられました。
This castle was built in the Warring States period.
城郭 is a more formal or technical term for a castle or fortress, often used in historical or architectural contexts.
お城 is a polite or child-friendly way to say 'castle', adding the honorific prefix お.
The kanji 城 originally referred to a walled city or fortress. The reading しろ is a native Japanese word for a fortified place.