Memory phrase for the Kanji: 市


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Meaning

city, marketplace

Pronunciation

SHI
ichi

Explanation

Top: a cover , bottom: fabric/cloth

Mnemonic

A cover and cloth are available in the city at the marketplace.

Radicals

city, market placeThis radical is a combination of a cover: and cloth:
coverOther covers are:
cloth, width [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".
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Vocabulary

 市  し  city, city (as an administrative unit)
 市  いち  market
 市役所  しやくしょ  municipal office, council, city hall
 魚市場  うおいちば  fish market
 市場  いちば  (the) market (as a concept)
 市民  しみん  citizen, townspeople
 都市  とし  town, city, municipal, urban
 蚤の市  のみのいち  flea market

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