JLPT N2 · 4 strokes
Kanji 区: "ward, district"
The kanji 区 means "ward, district". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ク, オウ, コウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クオウコウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ward, district |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 137 of 2,501 |
Common words with 区
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 区ward; borough; city (in Tokyo) · district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
- 区別distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
- 地区district; area; zone; quarter
- 区画division; section; compartment; block
- 区切るto divide; to separate; to partition; to demarcate · to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud); to space one's words
- 区域area; zone; district; quarter
- 区切りpause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation · break; end; (place to) stop; pause
- 区別がつくto tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
- 区内in a ward; within the ward · within the zone; within the district
- 居住区residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
- 区々various; diverse; different; divergent
- 区分division; section; demarcation; partition · classification; sorting; grouping; segmentation
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