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N4 Kanji 102: 市

Meaning:

In Japanese, 市 means “market”.


How to read it:

Kunyomiいち
Onyomi

How to write it:


Origin:

You can see a foot and a marketplace.
You use your feet to hang out at the marketplace. So 市 stands for “market”.


Vocabulary:

WordReadingMeaning
city
市民しみんcitizen
都市としcity
市場しじょうmarket
市場いちばbazaar
市街しがいcity
市販しはんcommercially available
市長しちょうmayor
市内しないcity
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2 thoughts on “N4 Kanji 102: 市

  1. When is the word market pronounced いちば and when しじょう?
    Are the two pronunciatons interchangable?

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      しじょう:abstract market(like IT market)
      いちば:specific market(like a store)

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