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.

Noun

市章 ‎(hiragana ししょう, romaji shishō, historical hiragana ししやう)

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

1. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan