Word Meaning 城郭

じょうかく joukaku

城郭 is read as じょうかく (joukaku) and means castle walls.

Meaning

English

  1. castle walls
  2. enclosure
  3. castle
  4. citadel
  5. fortress

Reading

Kana

じょうかく

Romaji

joukaku

Writing Variants

  • 城廓 じょうかく joukaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 14683 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

城郭都市

じょうかくとし

fortified city

城壁

じょうへき

castle wall

城下の盟

じょうかのめい

capitulation

輪郭

りんかく

looks

外郭

がいかく

outline

遊郭

ゆうかく

(licensed) red light district

城跡

じょうし

castle site

しろ

castle

城下町

じょうかまち

castle town

城主

じょうしゅ

lord of a castle

城内

じょうない

area surrounded by castle walls

城下

じょうか

castle town

Example Sentences

2

このまちはむかし、じょうかくにかこまれていた。

this town used to be surrounded by fortifications.

At Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan counties, thanks to the strategic planning of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, the locations were connected, and the cities were defended to the death.