じょう
城
こう
隍

noun

  1. castle and moat, castle's moat. Obscure term.
  2. City God (Taoist guardian god of a city).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
城
こう
隍
 城隍 じょうこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

castle
しろ　ジョウ　き (6th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
turn into, become, get
セイ　な.る　ジョウ (4th, N3)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ　ボ　ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
hooked enclosure
dry moat
コウ　ほり (Kentei 1)
emperor
コウ　オウ　おうじ (6th, N1)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)