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What is the Kanji for 'City' and 'Market'? | 市

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'City' and 'Market', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'City' and 'Market' is 市.

    kanji

    市

    Meaning

    City, Market

    Reading

    kunyomiいち

    ichi

    onyomiし

    shi

    Parts

    巾Towel 亠Lid

    Example Word

    市: city. 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.

    Radical

    巾

    Stroke Count

    5

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    468

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 市

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    巾

    Meaning

    Towel

    radical

    亠

    Meaning

    Lid

市 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 2 other kanji:

    kanji

    柿

    Meaning

    Persimmon

    kanji

    姉

    Meaning

    Older sister

Words Using 市

This kanji is used in 8 words:

    word

    市内

    Meaning

    City

    word

    都市

    Meaning

    City

    word

    市街

    Meaning

    City

    word

    市

    Meaning

    City

    word

    市場

    Meaning

    Market

    word

    市役所

    Meaning

    City hall

    word

    市販

    Meaning

    Retail

    word

    市民

    Meaning

    Citizen

Kanji Related to 市 Through the Part 巾

These 14 kanji contain the part 巾 as well.

    kanji

    制

    Meaning

    System, Control

    kanji

    幅

    Meaning

    Width

    kanji

    幕

    Meaning

    Curtain

    kanji

    帯

    Meaning

    Belt, Wear

    kanji

    常

    Meaning

    Usual, Normal

    kanji

    帳

    Meaning

    Notebook

    kanji

    帝

    Meaning

    Emperor, Sovereign

    kanji

    帆

    Meaning

    Sail

    kanji

    刷

    Meaning

    Printing

    kanji

    帽

    Meaning

    Hat, Headgear

    kanji

    飾

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    席

    Meaning

    Seat

    kanji

    帰

    Meaning

    Return

    kanji

    幣

    Meaning

    Money, Cash

Kanji Related to 市 Through the Part 亠

These 18 kanji contain the part 亠 as well.

    kanji

    立

    Meaning

    Stand

    kanji

    文

    Meaning

    Sentence

    kanji

    夜

    Meaning

    Night

    kanji

    衣

    Meaning

    Clothes

    kanji

    高

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

    kanji

    衷

    Meaning

    Inmost, Inner heart

    kanji

    京

    Meaning

    Capital

    kanji

    玄

    Meaning

    Profound, Mysterious

    kanji

    六

    Meaning

    Six

    kanji

    交

    Meaning

    Mix

    kanji

    豪

    Meaning

    Great man, Magnificent

    kanji

    亭

    Meaning

    Inn, Pavilion

    kanji

    帝

    Meaning

    Emperor, Sovereign

    kanji

    裏

    Meaning

    Inside, Rear

    kanji

    褒

    Meaning

    Praise

    kanji

    言

    Meaning

    Say

    kanji

    哀

    Meaning

    Pity, Sorrow

    kanji

    亡

    Meaning

    Death, Deceased

Learn the Kanji 市

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 市 mean?

市 means 'City' and 'Market'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.