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市

City
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingいち
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2Level 3

Verbs with «市»

市販する

Meanings

  1. city
  2. marketRtKいち ↓
    女３人と鵞鳥一羽で市ができる。Three women and a goose make a market.tatoeba
    彼は市場に出す牛を育てている。He breeds cattle for market.tatoeba
  3. town
    彼は市の中心部に事務所を持っている。He has his office in town.tatoeba

Homonyms

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Same spelling, other readings
  • 市 いち — market
Same reading (し)
四 · four詩 · poem氏 · Mr死 · death誌 · magazine史 · history
Same reading (いち)
一 · best位置 · place

Popular Usage

市民市場

Radicals and components

Radical巾cloth
Components
How it's built
市
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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top hat (亠) · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 440

Compound words

市民しみん
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; inhabitant
市場いちば
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
市営しえい
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
市会しかい
city council
市外しがい
outside the city; suburbs
市街しがい
urban areas; the streets; town; city
市議しぎ
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
市況しきょう
market conditions
市政しせい
municipal government
市中しちゅう
in the city; in the community
市長しちょう
mayor
市内しない
in the city; within the city
市販しはん
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf
市部しぶ
urban areas
市立しりつ
municipal; city
都市とし
town; city; municipal; urban
市道しどう
city road; municipal road; the way of trade; the pursuit of profit
同市どうし
same city
魚市場うおいちば
fish market
見本市みほんいち
trade fair
市街地しがいち
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
市町村しちょうそん
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
市民権しみんけん
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition
市役所しやくしょ
municipal office; council; city hall

On Reading Examples

彼は市の南部に住んでいます。し
He lives in the southern part of the city.tatoeba
彼は市のこの地域に詳しいですか。し
Is he familiar with this part of the city?tatoeba
彼は市の中心地に本屋を持っている。し
He has a bookstore in the center of the city.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

私は普段金曜日に市場に買い物に行きます。いちば
I usually go to market on Friday.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は米国の市民権を得た。
He acquired American citizenship.tatoeba
彼は都市計画の分野の専門家だ。
He is an expert in the area of city planning.tatoeba
彼は大きな市立病院に勤務しておられます。
He works in a big city hospital.tatoeba
彼は市民権を奪われた。
He was deprived of his civil rights.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

City, market. 亠 (roof) + 巾 (cloth) — an awning with a banner over a market stall.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 市

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