市

市	Meanings: market, city On Readings: シ shi Kun Readings: いち ichi Most Used Pronunciation: shi JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 巾 Stroke Number: 5

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Common jukugo
大阪市 - おお　さか　し oo saka shi - Osaka City
姉妹都市 - し　まい　と　し shi mai to shi - sister cities
市場 - いち　ば ichi ba - market, marketplace

Useful Examples
Japanese: この国には多くの市がある。
Romaji: kono kuni ni wa ooku no shi ga aru.
English: There are many cities in this country,

Japanese: その公園は市の中央に位置している。
Romaji: sono kouen wa shi no chuuou ni ichi shite iru.
English: The park lies in the center of the city.

Look alike kanji

Notes/Mnemonic
Think of it as a shirt hanging on a hanger for sale in the CITY MARKET

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.