JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
市 means city, market. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes, read し or いち. It appears in 市民 (citizen / townspeople) and 市場 ((the) market (as a concept)).
市 is written in 5 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 市民 | しみん | citizen / townspeople |
| 市場 | しじょう | (the) market (as a concept) |
市 tends to carry the sound し. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 市 | し | market, city |
| 姉 | し | elder sister |
| 柿 | し | persimmon |
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