Word Meaning 籠城

ろうじょう roujou

籠城 is read as ろうじょう (roujou) and means holding a castle (during a siege).

Meaning

English

holding a castle (during a siege)
holing up
confinement (to one's home)
staying at home
staying indoors

Reading

Kana

ろうじょう

Romaji

roujou

Writing Variants

篭城ろうじょう roujou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Synonyms 立てこもる,立て篭もる,立て籠もる,蟄居,閉じ籠る,引きこもる,引き籠る,閉居 Antonyms 開城 Rank 124370 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

籠城作戦

ろうじょうさくせん

strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)

籠絡手段

ろうらくしゅだん

means of cajolement (trickery)

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

牙城

がじょう

stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent)