Word Meaning 后町

きさいまち kisaimachi

后町 is read as きさいまち (kisaimachi) and means women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace).

Meaning

English

  1. women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)

Reading

Kana

きさいまち

Romaji

kisaimachi

Writing Variants

  • 后町 きさきまち kisakimachi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 110816 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

隣町

となりまち

neighboring town

屋敷町

やしきまち

residential area

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

もんぜんまち

town originally built around a temple or shrine

城下町

じょうかまち

castle town

同町

どうちょう

the same town

室町

むろまち

Muromachi period (1336-1573)