| 914 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 638 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 886 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 433 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 720 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 733 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 417 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5086P | Morohashi |
| 352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 387 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
- 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
- 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
- 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
- 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
- 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
Kun reading compounds
- 城 【しろ】 castle
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
- 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- castillo
Portuguese
- Castelo
French
- château
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虜 【リョ】 captive, prisoner, foreigner, barbarian, slave
- 虜囚 【リョシュウ】 captive, prisoner (of war)
- 胡虜 【コリョ】 northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China, foreigner, barbarian tribe
- 俘虜 【フリョ】 prisoner of war, captive
Kun reading compounds
- 虜 【とりこ】 captive, prisoner, victim (of love, etc.), slave (to one's lust, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- cautivo
- prisionero
- apresar
Portuguese
- cativo
- bárbaro
- epíteto ofensivo ao inimigo
French
- captif
- esclave
- barbare
- épithète péjorative pour l'ennemi
| 1903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1679 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4111 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1755 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1713 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1385 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1473 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1603 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4038 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2055 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2010 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32710X | Morohashi |
| 3255 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5273 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1991 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2146 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1660 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2122.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 865c | Unicode hex code |