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岡山城

Okayama Castle

Meaning

Okayama Castle

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is the same 岡山 that you learned with 岡山県. So what's Okayama castle? Yep, Okayama Castle!

Reading

おかやまじょう

Explanation

When 城 is added to a place name like this, it takes the on'yomi. You haven't learned this yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you: The lord of Okayama Castle is none other than Joe (じょう), your local farmhand friend. How a farmhand like Joe managed to become the lord of a Japanese castle is beyond even us, but it's Lord Joe to you now.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

岡山城を築く
to build Okayama Castle
岡山城を出る
to exit Okayama Castle
岡山城を守る
to defend Okayama Castle
岡山城の一階
the first floor of Okayama Castle
岡山城の周り
around Okayama Castle
岡山城の外
outside of Okayama Castle
岡山城にいる
to be at Okayama Castle
岡山城に入る
to enter Okayama Castle
岡山城に行く
to go to Okayama Castle
岡山城がある
there is Okayama Castle
岡山城が見える
can see Okayama Castle
岡山城が築かれる
Okayama Castle is built

Context Sentences

岡山城のライトアップ、めっちゃきれいだったよ！

The night illumination of Okayama Castle was so beautiful!

日曜日、リニューアルした岡山城に行ってきました。

On Sunday, I visited the renovated Okayama Castle.

天気が良ければ、ここからも岡山城がはっきり見えるんですよ。

If the weather is good, Okayama Castle will be clearly visible from here.

Kanji Composition