金きん城じょう

noun

impregnable castle; impregnable fortress

Figurative or literal: a castle so strong it cannot be taken. Often used metaphorically for an unassailable position or stronghold.

• この要よう塞さいはまさに金きん城じょうだ。

  This fortress is truly an impregnable castle.

• 彼かれの守しゅ備びは金きん城じょうのようだ。

  His defense is like an impregnable fortress.

noun

inner citadel; inner castle

Historical term for the innermost fortified area of a Japanese castle, the last defensive stronghold.

• 金きん城じょうは城しろの最もっとも堅けん固ごな部ぶ分ぶんだ。

  The inner citadel is the most fortified part of the castle.

noun

Golden Castle; Nagoya Castle

Nickname for Nagoya Castle, referring to its golden shachihoko ornaments. Used in tourism and historical contexts.

• 金きん城じょうは名な古ご屋やのシンボルです。

  The Golden Castle is a symbol of Nagoya.