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区
JLPT N2 SL3 4 strokes Frequency: #137

Meanings

Ward, District

Radicals

匸

Decomposition

βΏ·εŒΈδΉ‚

Etymology

Ideographic: A place 匸 under a lord's controlΒ δΉ‚

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
3 dot top-left-to-bottom-right
4 corner bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚ͺウ ou
コウ kou
γ‚― ku
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

257 words total
Other (20 words)
εŒΊι–“θ³ž くかんしょう

prize for a single stage of a relay race

線区 せんく

train line

ε–Άζ₯­εŒΊεŸŸ γˆγ„γŽγ‚‡γ†γγ„γ

business zone (e.g. for taxis, buses, etc.)

εŒΊι–“ζ€₯葌 くかんきゅうこう

semi-express (train service)

総合保税区 γγ†γ”γ†γ»γœγ„γ

general bonded zone (esp. in trade with China)

树区 こうく

school district

εŒΊι–“εΏ«ι€Ÿ くかんかいそく

Regional Rapid Service (JR West)

区快 くかい

Regional Rapid Service (JR West)

区εˆ₯を぀ける くべ぀を぀ける

to distinguish between

戦区 せんく

theater of war (theatre)

θˆͺ葌区域 こうこうくいき

regulated navigation area

ι›»θ»ŠεŒΊ でんしゃく

railcar depot

ζ©Ÿι–’εŒΊ きかんく

locomotive depot

ζ§‹ι€ ζ”Ήι©η‰ΉεŒΊ γ“γ†γžγ†γ‹γ„γ‹γγ¨γ£γ

special deregulation zone

ι’η·šεŒΊεŸŸ γ‚γŠγ›γ‚“γγ„γ

area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line; 1940s-1956)

ε–εΌ•εŒΊεˆ† γ¨γ‚Šγ²γγγΆγ‚“

transaction classification

εΈ‚εŒΊη”Ίζ‘ しくけょうそん

local governments

εˆΆι™εŒΊεŸŸ せいげんくいき

restricted area

εŒΊεˆ†ζ‰€ζœ‰ζ¨© くぢんしょゆうけん

unit ownership (in a condominium or other multi-unit building)

εŒΊεˆ†ζ‰€ζœ‰θ€… くぢんしょゆうしゃ

unit owner (in a condominium or other multi-unit building)