Vocabulary

What does 城下 (じょうか, jouka) mean?

城下 (じょうか, jouka) means castle town, area beneath a castle.

Quick facts
Readingじょうか
Romajijouka
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
じょうか
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkjouka

castle town, area beneath a castle

Example sentences

  • This town used to be a castle town.

  • Many merchants used to live in the area below the castle.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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