Medoru
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ιƒ­
JLPT N1 11 strokes Frequency: #1670

Meanings

Enclosure, Quarters, Fortification, Red-light District

Radicals

阝

Decomposition

⿰享阝

Etymology

Ideographic: A tall building 享 at the edge of a city 阝

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-to-top
3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 corner bottom-to-top
7 unknown bottom-to-top
8 rising left-to-right
9 corner right-to-left
10 unknown top-to-bottom
11 vertical right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚«γ‚― kaku
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
くるわ kuruwa

Words Using This Kanji

18 words total
Other (18 words)
倖郭団体 γŒγ„γ‹γγ γ‚“γŸγ„

auxiliary organization (organisation)

ε€–ιƒ­ γŒγ„γ‹γ

outer fence

ιƒ­ε…¬ かっこう

common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

θƒΈιƒ­ きょうかく

chest

δΊ”η¨œιƒ­ γ”γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ‹γ

five-sided fortification

εŸŽιƒ­ γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ‹γ

castle

ιŠιƒ­ ゆうかく

(licensed) red light district

θΌͺιƒ­ γ‚Šγ‚“γ‹γ

contour

θΌͺιƒ­η·š γ‚Šγ‚“γ‹γγ›γ‚“

outline

囲郭村 いかくそん

walled settlement

郭言葉 くるわことば

sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)

ι¬Όιƒ­ε…¬ γŠγ«γ‹γ£γ“γ†

Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)

θΌͺιƒ­η·šθ¦η΄  γ‚Šγ‚“γ‹γγ›γ‚“γ‚ˆγ†γ

trimming curve

εŸŽιƒ­ιƒ½εΈ‚ γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ‹γγ¨γ—

fortified city

θ² ιƒ­ ちかく

land near a castle

ε€–ιƒ­η’°ηŠΆι“θ·― γŒγ„γ‹γγ‹γ‚“γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ©γ†γ‚

outer ring road

胸郭出口症候羀 きょうかくでぐけしょうこうぐん

thoracic outlet syndrome

δΈ€ιƒ­ いっかく

one block

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