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砦: fort

fort; stronghold
11 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
サイ
Kun
とりで

とりで is the everyday reading; サイ appears in 城砦 and 山砦. 最後の砦 is a common figurative phrase.

Key words

砦とりでfort; stronghold
城砦じょうさいfortress
最後の砦さいごのとりでlast bastion
山砦さんさいmountain stronghold

Example sentences

The enemy shut themselves in the fort on the mountain and fought to the end.

Only the stone walls remain at the site of the old fortress.

This library is the last bastion supporting learning for the townspeople.

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