How to say 'City' in Japanese | 市

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The Japanese word for City is 'Shi', written as 市 in Japanese.'City' in hiragana is し.

word

市

Meaning

City

Reading

し

shi

Kanji

市City, Market

Explanation

The Japanese noun '市 (し)' means 'city'. It refers to a large and permanent human settlement, typically with a local government. This term is often used in the names of cities, such as '東京市 (とうきょうし)' (Tokyo City) or '大阪市 (おおさかし)' (Osaka City). Example sentences: I live in a city「私は市に住んでいます」(わたしはしにすんでいます). This city is very big「この市はとても大きい」(このしはとてもおおきい). Note that '市' can also be part of compound words, such as '市場 (いちば)' (market) or '市民 (しみん)' (citizen), but in these cases, it takes on a different meaning and reading.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

271

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 市

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

市

Meaning

City, Market

Words Related to 市 Through the Kanji 市

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 市 as well.

word

都市

Meaning

City

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市場

Meaning

Market

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市民

Meaning

Citizen

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市内

Meaning

City

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市役所

Meaning

City hall

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市販

Meaning

Retail

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市街

Meaning

City

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'Shi' means 'City' .

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