Word Meaning 后町

きさきまち kisakimachi

后町 is read as きさきまち (kisakimachi) and means women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace).

Meaning

English

women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)

Reading

Kana

きさきまち

Romaji

kisakimachi

Writing Variants

后町きさいまち kisaimachi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 112162 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

后

きさい

empress

后

きさき

empress

后宮

こうぐう

empress

田舎町

いなかまち

country town

雄町

おまち

Omachi rice

唐人町

とうじんまち

Chinatown (Edo period)

隣町

となりまち

neighboring town

屋敷町

やしきまち

residential area

町

まち

downtown

下町

したまち

Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

門前町

もんぜんちょう

town originally built around a temple or shrine

城下町

じょうかまち

castle town