じょう
Meanings
Suffix
1. castle (in place names)
Noun
Obscure
2. castle; fortress
Pitch accent
じょ
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
lord of a castle
rampart; castle walls
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
castle garrison
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
royal castle; imperial castle
castle gate
land near a castle; castle town
mountain castle
castle of a feudal lord
castle town; fortified town
outside a castle
chamberlain; castle keeper
fortified mansion
castle site; ruins of a castle
commander of a castle
great wall (of China); long wall
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
strong fortress
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
fine castle; famous castle
enemy castle; enemy fortress
castle on the plains
withdrawing from the castle
imperial palace; capital; metropolis; Keijō (name given to Seoul during the Japanese occupation)
solitary castle; isolated castle
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
watchtower of a castle
castle town
town; town walls
Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War; 1333)
Jōno Station
Examples (4 in total)
They go to Himeji castle.
We are going on a school trip to Osaka Castle tomorrow.
How about taking in the Nijo Castle?