镰仓

鎌倉

Liáncāng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Kamakura, coastal city in Kanagawa, Japan, seat of the first shogunate

Characters

storehouse; granary

Examples

HSK 4

从东京坐电车去镰仓，一个小时左右就到了。

Cóng Dōngjīng zuò diànchē qù Liáncāng, yí ge xiǎoshí zuǒyòu jiù dào le.

From Tokyo it takes about an hour to get to Kamakura by train.

HSK 7-9

镰仓有很多古老的寺庙。

Liáncāng yǒu hěnduō gǔlǎo de sìmiào.

Kamakura has many old temples.

Tips

history

Minamoto no Yoritomo (源赖朝) set up Japan's first shogunate (幕府) here, so 1185–1333 is the Kamakura period, 镰仓时代. In Japanese the city is 鎌倉 (Kamakura).

Stroke Order

镰 lián

仓 cāng