9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2
castle
Kun'yomi
し ろ castle
On'yomi
ジョ ウ castle (in place names) ②castle セイ
Nanori
いく がき き fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.) くに ぐしく ぐすく しき すく ぜい たち なり
Character Breakdown
castle
しろ ジョウ き (6th, N2)
References
| Unicode hex code | 57CE |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-30-75 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1078 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1011 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 352 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 417 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 261 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 312 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 362 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 387 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 638 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 796 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 886 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 5086P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 903 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 720 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 733 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 433 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 914 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 884 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 942 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 374 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 368 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3b6.1 |
| Four corner code | 4315.0 |
| De Roo Code | 1459 |