Keyword
city
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig440
Readings
(93%)
いち
(6%)
Composed of
lid
piece of fabric
Mnemonic

At the advent of the industrial revolution the city was the only place where you could get a proper metal lid for your pot or a nice piece of fabric, since that's where all of the factories were.

Used in kanji (3 in total)
older sister
lung
persimmon
Used in vocabulary (536 in total)
city
town; city; municipal; urban
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
(within a) city; local
ordinary citizen; the general public
urban areas; the streets; town; city
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
market; fair
the street; the town
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
metropolis; large city
in the city
municipal office; council; city hall
urban area; urban district
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
outside the city area; suburbs
university town; college town
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
street fighting; urban warfare
municipal; city
town hall; city hall
black market
city police; municipal police
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
castle town; fortified town
goods on the market
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
city planning; urban planning; town planning
morning market
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
municipal government
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
the whole city; all the cities; every city
market price or value
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
fortified city; bastide
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
artificial island city; floating city
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
city gate
port city; harbour city; harbor city
night market
city library; municipal library; public library
fortified city; walled city
satellite city; satellite town
this city
central city; major city (in a region)
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
financial market; money market
municipal office
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
municipal hospital; public hospital
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
horse market
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
urbanization; urbanisation
city hospital; municipal hospital
same city
entering a city
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
city-state (e.g. Vatican)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
city road; municipal road
checked pattern; chequered pattern; checks; checkers; chequers
market price; current price
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
modern city; modern town
city council
going on the market; placing on the market
people's revolution; popular revolution
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
middle class; bourgeoisie
urban-type; urban
over-the-counter drug
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
(telephone) area code (non-local)
city name; name of city
sister city; twin town
local governments; municipalities
city bank; metropolitan bank
ordinance-designated city
free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)
market conditions
every city
Vatican City; Vatican City State
labor market; labour market
antique market; flea market
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
city bus
city bus service; municipal bus service
town gas; city gas; municipal gas
port city; harbour city; harbor city
cities and towns
straw hat worn by women
Christmas market
market day
shiku-kaisei city planning; city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras
year-end fair; year-end market
open-air market; outdoor market
opening up of a market; market liberalization
municipal area
boom town; emerging city; new town
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
old town; former town
(city-wide) lockdown
in the town; in the street
city dust; city confusion
tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
flea market
community-acquired infection
city symbol; city emblem
fruit and vegetable market
urban development
sister city; twin town
special city; special municipality; direct-controlled municipality
Seiyo City (Ehime)
city centre (center); inner city; town centre
year-end fair; year-end market
municipal district; streets
open city; defenseless city
flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
megacity; city with over a million people
civic activity; activities initiated by the citizens themselves
both cities
Vatican City; Vatican City State
antique market; flea market; jumble market; used-goods market
overseas (a foreign) market
charity bazaar; charity bazar
fruit and vegetable market
futures market; forward market
rural or garden city
municipal organization; municipal organisation; municipality
auction market
urban transport; urban transit
Shiomi City (a fictional city in the Fortune Arterial visual novel)
auction market
execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)
employee; city official
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
Satsumasendai City (Kagoshima)
citizens' rally; mass meeting
Tōmi City (Nagano)
secondhand book fair
Nanto City (Toyama)
another city; other cities
city name
city god; guardian deity of a city and esp. its marketplace
local telephone exchange number; local exchange prefix
urban engineering; municipal engineering
neighboring towns; neighbouring towns
single market (e.g. European single market)
core city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 300,000)
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
perspective of an ordinary person; common sense; popular feeling
Akitakata City (Hiroshima)
ordinance-designated city
urban areas
world city; global city
the rice market
Kama City (Fukuoka)
cityscape; urban landscape
commercial software
medium-sized city; mid-size city
Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki
global citizen; citizen of the earth
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
urban villain; street hoodlum
city newsletter; city bulletin; city report
fresh market; wet market
regional wholesale market; local wholesale market
Chikusei City (Ibaraki)
local governments; municipalities
city; town; village
trade; commerce
city conditions; municipal census
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
municipal bond
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
municipal expenditure
female guardian deity of the market
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
having a constant stream of visitors; being thronged with callers
gold market; gold bullion market
intra-city telephone call; local call
direct-controlled municipality
commercial software
over-the-counter market; OTC market
Higashikagawa City (Kagawa)
commercially available book
first market of the year
to form a crowd; to have a crowd of people
owned by the city
disposal sale; surplus good sale
Furuichi Station (Hyōgo)
Tōon City (Ehime)
urbanization control area; urban control area
civic education; education for citizenship
call (money) market; call trading
city ordinance; municipal ordinance
municipal transportation; city transport
municipal property
local call (telephone)
Nantan City (Kyoto)
Ichiba Station (JR West)
to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; (lit.) to let loose a tiger in the marketplace
market integration; market consolidation
combined market; comprehensive market
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you; fuck off and die; kill yourself
Minamisatsuma City
commercial bank; city bank; private bank; high street bank
market research organization; market research organisation
district-level town (Vietnam)
designated city or core city required to run its own public health centers
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
(telephone) area code (non-local)
open-air market; outdoor market
auction market
auction market
Ordos (city)
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
fish market
Shahe City (Hebei)
Shishi City (Fujian)
battledore fair
Rushan City (Shandong)
Yushu City (Jilin)
Tumen City (Jilin)
market trial (of a product, service)
market liberalization; market liberalisation; opening up of a market
pulling out of a market; withdrawing from a market
city market seller; merchant; city resident
municipal funeral
store; market storehouse
area zoned for urbanization (urbanisation)
young underground market (the underground economy in goods and services, involving lots of barter and buying and selling of secondhand goods)
external labor market; external labour market
community-acquired pneumonia
loss of market; market loss
intra-city telephone rate; local-call rate
garden-town development; rural city development; urban sprawl
prefecture-level city (of China)
county-level city (of China)
name of a city, ward, town or village
people will believe something false if many agree that it is true (an example of argumentum ad populum); (lit.) there's a tiger in the market
independent city; city that is not part of another local government entity
moving to a market-oriented economy; market-oriented economic reform
growing market; growth market
townspeople; the common people
city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
citizens band radio; CB radio
metropolitan city (South Korea)
city built according to the principles of fengshui
municipal waste from which valuable raw materials can be extracted; (lit.) urban oil field
multi-city (flight)
federal city (e.g. Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia)
public plaza; citizen's plaza
district (esp. in mainland China and Taiwan)
non-fossil fuel energy value trading market (established in 2018 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
urban farming; urban agriculture
town (China); county-administered city (Taiwan); urban township; commune-level town (Vietnam)
town (China)
Tarakan, North Kalimantan
Danderyd Municipality
Haninge Municipality
Botkyrka Municipality
Chacao, Venezuela
Ekerö Municipality
Härryda Municipality
Independencia, Venezuela
Beitun City (Xinjiang)
Hitachiōmiya City (Ibaraki)
Tōkaichiba Station (Kanagawa)
Yining City
Libertador Bolivarian Municipality
Bole, Xinjiang
City of Salisbury
Houma City (Shanxi)
El Hatillo Municipality, Venezuela
Jiaohe City (Jilin)
Huadian City (Jilin)
Qionglai City
Fuyuan City (Heilongjiang)
Kaiyuan City (Yunnan)
City of Tea Tree Gully
Cristóbal Rojas, Venezuela
Andrés Bello, Miranda
Pedro Gual, Venezuela
Simón Bolívar, Miranda
Acevedo, Venezuela
Shiyakushomae Station (Fukui)
Examples (200 in total)
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