市

city, market

JLPT N3 Grade 2 5 strokes

Kun'yomi: いち
On'yomi: シ

市 means "city, market". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 5 strokes. It is read いち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.

Example word

市場しじょう

market

市 in example sentences

工業都市こうぎょうとしです。

Kougyoutoshi desu.

It's an industrial city.
市し外がい局番きょくばんもいるの？

Shigai kyokuban mo iru no?

Do I have to dial the area code, too?
市役所しやくしょはどこですか？

Shiyakusho wa doko desu ka?

Where is the city hall?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 市 mean?: 市 means "city, market". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 市 have?: 市 is written in 5 strokes.
How is 市 read?: It is read いち in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 市?: 市 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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