145.市


1. Meaning and Reading

  • city, market
  • Onyomi :
  • Kunyomi : いち

2. Kanji Explanation

  • 巾 : tent
  • 一 : street

Represents a marketplace where people gather under a cloth tent (巾) set up along a street (一), meaning ‘market’ or ‘city’.

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3. Example Words

市民 しみん
citizen

Citizens gather.

市場 いちば
market

Buy vegetables at the market.