# 城 — castle

城 means “castle”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou), セイ (sei). Kun'yomi: しろ (shiro). You'll see it in words such as 城 (shiro, “castle”).

- Meaning: castle
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou), セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: しろ (shiro)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 城

Sounds like 成: both read セイ.

Parts: 土 earth · 成 become

## Words with 城

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 城 | しろ (shiro) | castle |

## Don't confuse it with

[成](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/become/) · [先](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/previous/) · [告](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/announce/) · [域](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/region/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[城](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/castle/) · [築](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/erect/) · [居](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reside/) · [壁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wall/) · [床](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/floor/) · [窓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/window/) · [殿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/palace/) · [軒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eaves/) · [塔](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tower/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/castle/. Last updated 2026-11-01.