ジョウ
Meanings
Suffix
1. castle (in place names)
Noun
Rare
2. castle; fortress
Pitch accent
ジョ
ウ
Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
royal castle; imperial castle
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
castle gate
land near a castle; castle town
lord of a castle
castle of a feudal lord
mountain castle
castle town; fortified town
outside a castle
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
fortified mansion
chamberlain; castle keeper
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
castle site; ruins of a castle
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
castle garrison
abandoned castle
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
commander of a castle
long (defensive) wall; Great Wall of China
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
strong fortress
fine castle; famous castle
solitary castle; isolated castle
enemy castle; enemy fortress
castle on the plains
withdrawing from a castle
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
imperial palace; capital; Keijō (Japanese colonial-era name for Seoul)
inner castle; main keep; innermost enclosure of a castle
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
outer castle; outer fortification (surrounding the main castle)
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
watchtower of a castle
castle town
castle guard
town; town walls
Kaesong (North Korea)
Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War; 1333)
inside of a castle
Takeshi's Castle (Japanese game show, 1986-1989)
Josai International University
Seijoh University
Examples (4 in total)
How about taking in the Nijo Castle?
They go to Himeji castle.
We go to Odawara castle.