# 城 — Castle

Frequency rank 571 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 歴 (Continuation), less common than 妻 (Wife).

- On’yomi: じょう
- Kun’yomi: しろ
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Dirt on the left fortifies become on the right — dirt becomes a mighty wall, stacked and shaped to become a castle fortress.

In words:

- 城 しろ — castle
- 城下 じょうか — land near the castle

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