市 Kanji – market
The Japanese kanji 市 can mean market, city, town.
Meaning and Readings
How is 市 read?
市 has the onyomi reading シ and the kunyomi reading いち.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shi, ichi.
Common Japanese Words Using 市
These common Japanese words contain 市. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 魚市場（うおいちば） — fish market
- 見本市（みほんいち） — trade fair
- 市（いち） — market, fair
- 市（し） — city
- 市営（しえい） — (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 市会（しかい） — city council
- 市外（しがい） — outside the city, suburbs
- 市街（しがい） — urban areas, the streets, town, city
- 市街地（しがいち） — town area, urban area, metropolitan area, built-up area
- 市議（しぎ） — city councillor, city councilor, city assemblyman