• 市場いちば — marketplace, local market
• 市場しじょう — market (economic, e.g. stock market)
• 都市とし — city
• 市民しみん — citizen
• 市長しちょう — mayor
• 市内しない — within the city

市 originally depicted a place where people gather to buy and sell goods. The shape combines an element indicating “cover” and a phonetic component. It evolved to represent both "market" and “city.”