市章

Japanese

市章 (shishō): the seal of the city of Kyoto.	市章 (shishō): the seal of the city of Tokyo.
市章 (shishō): the seal of the city of Fukuoka.	市章 (shishō): the seal of the city of Morioka.
市章 (shishō): the seal of the city of Yamagata.	市章 (shishō): the seal of the city of Yokohama.

Kanji in this term
市	章
し Grade: 2	しょう Grade: 3
kan’on	on’yomi

Etymology

/ɕiɕjau/ → /ɕiɕjɔː/ → /ɕiɕjoː/

May be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 市 (shi, “city”) +‎ 章 (shō, “seal, mark, logo”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ししょー [shìshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɕo̞ː]

Noun

市(し)章(しょう) • (shishō) ^{←ししやう (sisyau)?}

1. the seal, crest, or logo of a city

Usage notes

Sometimes erroneously translated as city chapter, due to the additional meaning of chapter (of a book or other written document) for the 章 kanji.

See also

• 町章(ちょうしょう) (chōshō): the seal, crest, or logo of a town
• 村章(そんしょう) (sonshō): the seal, crest, or logo of a village
• 市町村章(しちょうそんしょう) (shichōsonshō): the seal, crest, or logo of a municipality (without specifying size)

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN