じょう
Meanings
Suffix
1. しろ。
地名 + じょう
Pitch accent
じょ
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
① 城や陣地を築くこと。
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
① 城の防衛と駐屯する兵士の指揮権を委ねられた者。② 城を所有する者。この場合、1を指す言葉は城代。
① 城の壁。
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
① 城を守る兵士。
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
royal castle; imperial castle
① 城の門。日本の城門の場合、設置される場所によって大手門、搦手門などに分類される。
land near a castle; castle town
① 山に築かれた城。
castle of a feudal lord
castle town; fortified town
outside a castle
chamberlain; castle keeper
fortified mansion
① 城があった土地のこと。城跡とも。
commander of a castle
① 長く連なる城。② 一国の重鎮となるべき人のたとえ。
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
strong fortress
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
fine castle; famous castle
enemy castle; enemy fortress
castle on the plains
withdrawing from the castle
① 都。首都。
solitary castle; isolated castle
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
watchtower of a castle
① 周囲に城郭を巡らした都市。
town; town walls
Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War; 1333)
Jōno Station
Examples (4 in total)
They go to Himeji castle.
We are going on a school trip to Osaka Castle tomorrow.
How about taking in the Nijo Castle?