Meaning of 要塞(ようさい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 要塞

Kana Reading ようさい

Romaji yōsai

Examples of 要塞, ようさい in a sentence

要塞は敵の手にあった。

The fortress was in the enemy's hands.
彼らはセメントを全然使わないで要塞の壁を築いた。

They built the walls of the fortress without using cement at all.
それは侵略から街を守るために造られた要塞だ。

It's a fort built to defend the town from invasion.
そこでまだ要塞都市の遺跡をみることができる。

You can still see the remains of the fortress there.

要 JLPT 3

9 strokes

need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, かなめ

塞

13 strokes

close, shut, cover, block, obstruct

On'Yomi: ソク, サイ

Kun'Yomi: ふさ.ぐ, とりで, み.ちる

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