Word Meaning 一国一城

いっこくいちじょう ikkokuichijou

一国一城 is read as いっこくいちじょう (ikkokuichijou) and means establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615).

Meaning

English

  1. establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
  2. (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle
  3. being independent (acting without compromise or assistance)

Reading

Kana

いっこくいちじょう

Romaji

ikkokuichijou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Yojijukugo Rank 42017 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一国一城の主

いっこくいちじょうのあるじ

feudal lord

一顧傾城

いっこけいせい

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

傾国傾城

けいこくけいせい

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

一国

いっこく

one country

一国一党主義

いっこくいっとうしゅぎ

one-party system

一国一票

いっこくいっぴょう

one vote per nation

城西国際大学

じょうさいこくさいだいがく

Josai International University

傾城傾国

けいせいけいこく

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

一隅

いちぐう

corner

一層

いっそう

lowest floor (of a building)

一角

いっかく

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

一般

いっぱん

general