Japanese Language Culture Food - 855-japanese-language-kyouyou-kanji-castle-jou-shiro

Meaning	castle
Onyomi	ジョウ, セイ
Kunyomi	しろ
Example	姫路城, ひめじじょう, Himejijo

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Stroke Order Rules

1. Write from left to right, and from top to bottom

2. Horizontal before vertical

3. Cutting strokes last

4. Diagonals right-to-left before diagonals left-to-right

5. Center verticals before outside "wings"

6. Outside before inside

7. Left vertical before enclosing

8. Bottom enclosing strokes last

9. Dots and minor strokes last

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姫路城, ひめじじょう, Himejijo

Himeji Castle (Japanese: 姫路城; -jō) - A Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture and comprising 83 wooden buildings. It is occasionally known as Hakurojō or Shirasagijō ("White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior.

It was registered as the first Japanese National Cultural Treasure by UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Japanese National Cultural Treasure in December, 1993. Along with Matsumoto Castle and Kumamoto Castle, it is one of Japan's "Three Famous Castles", and is the most visited castle in Japan.

Himeji serves as an excellent example of the prototypical Japanese castle, containing many of the defensive and architectural features most associated with Japanese castles. The tall stone foundations, whitewash walls, and organization of the buildings within the complex are standard elements of any Japanese castle, and the site also features many other examples of typical castle design, including gun emplacements and stone-dropping holes. The current keep dates from 1601.

One of Himeji's most important defensive elements, and perhaps its most famous, is the confusing maze of paths leading to the main keep. The gates, baileys, and outer walls of the complex are organized so as to cause an approaching force to travel in a spiral pattern around the castle on their way into the keep, facing many dead ends. This allowed the intruders to be watched and fired upon from the keep during their entire approach. However, Himeji was never attacked in this manner, and so the system remains untested.

Information source: “Himeji Castle.” wikipedia.org. Article date: 7 Feb. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 8 Feb. 2008 <Himeji Castle>.

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