市
1. Meaning and Reading
- city, market
- Onyomi : し
- 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’.
3. Example Words
市民
しみん
citizen
市民が集まる。
Citizens gather.
市場
いちば
market
市場で野菜を買う。
Buy vegetables at the market.