Word Meaning 牙城

がじょう gajou

牙城 is read as がじょう (gajou) and means stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent).

Meaning

English

stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent)
inner citadel
bastion

Reading

Kana

がじょう

Romaji

gajou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 24612 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

城

しろ

castle

古城

こじょう

old castle

開城

かいじょう

surrender of a castle

金城

きんじょう

golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)

根城

ねじろ

stronghold

築城

ちくじょう

castle construction

居城

きょじょう

castle of a feudal lord

傾城

けいせい

beauty

荒城

こうじょう

ruined castle

一国一城

いっこくいちじょう

establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

平山城

ひらやまじろ

castle on a hill in the plains

出城

でじろ

branch castle

Example Sentences

あの村が敵の最後の牙城です。

That village is the enemy's last stronghold.

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