JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Kanji 市: "market, city, town"
The kanji 市 means "market, city, town". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read シ in on'yomi and いち in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いち
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | market, city, town |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 42 of 2,501 |
Common words with 市
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 市city
- 都市town; city; municipal; urban
- 市民citizen (of a country); citizenry · citizen (of a city); resident; inhabitant; townspeople
- 市場market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange · (street) market
- 市内in the city; within the city
- 市長mayor
- 一般市民ordinary citizen; the general public
- 市街urban areas; the streets; town; city
- 都市伝説urban legend
- 市街地town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
- 市market; fair
- 市井the street; the town
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