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Kanji for Castle
The kanji for “castle” is 城, read jou and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
castle
A castle; strength and protection.
Japanese castles feature massive curved stone foundations called Ishigaki, designed to withstand siege warfare and severe earthquakes.
9 strokes On reading ジョウ、セイ (jou, sei) Kun reading しろ (shiro) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: castle
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki, shiro, jou
In Japan it appears in about 308 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 城: Marjory 茉城麗 · Marjorie 茉城麗 · Joan 城 · Jone 城 · Joni 城仁 · Biagio 美愛城 · Joanie 城仁 · Joelma 城恵瑠真 · Josiane 城詩愛乃 · Georgiana 城詩愛奈 · Josephina 城世葉稲 · John 城 and 12 more
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