市 — city / market

Grade 2し, いち

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市 (readings: し, いち; Japanese kanji) means “city / market”. It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 市場 (market).

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What does 市 mean?

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Kanji	市
Meaning	city / market
Readings	し, いち
Grade	Grade 2 (Easy)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	市場 (market)

How to read 市

市 is read し or いち depending on the word.

Words with 市

都市としđô thị
市場しじょうthị trường
市民しみんngười dân thành phố
熊本市くまもとしthành phố Kumamoto
市民団体しみんだんたいtổ chức công dân

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Updated: 2026-08-09