籠城

ろうじょう

Also written 篭城

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive holding a castle (during a siege); holing up
2. confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

Kanji

• 籠 basket. Read as ロウ.
• 城 castle. Read as ジョウ.

Words containing 籠城

• 籠城作戦 (ろうじょうさくせん) strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists