城 (しろ) — castle
城
castle
Frequency #1911
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
1 character
noun
shiro
しろ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
しろ[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- castle
Explained in simple Japanese
- むかし えらい 人が すんで、たたかいから まもった おおきな たてもの。
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Usage examples
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城の高い場所から町を見る時、城主だけを想像する必要はありません。
Shiro no takai basho kara machi o miru toki, joushu dake o souzou suru hitsuyou wa arimasen.
When looking over a town from high up in a castle, you need not imagine only the castle's lord.
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