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市 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 市 意味

market, city, town

市 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

いち ichi

KUNYOMI 訓読み

シ shi

Examples

市は月曜ごとに立つ。The market is held every Monday.
ワシントン市の友人宅に泊まります。I’m staying at my friend’s house in Washington City.
彼の家は市の郊外にある。His house is on the skirts of the city.
その市には広い道が多い。The city has many broad streets.
その市はロンドンの東にある。The city lies east of London.
静岡市の人口はどれくらいですか。How large is the population of Shizuoka City?
市の郊外に住んでいる生徒が多い。Many students live in the suburbs of the city.
この市の人口はどのくらいですか。How large is the population of this city?
私たちの市の動物園は大きくて新しい。The zoo in our city is large and new.
私の家は市の北部にある。My house is in the northern part of the city.

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