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Kotomora

区

ward, district

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 200Strokes4

Readings

On'yomi

  • ク
  • オウ
  • コウ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

区 centers on a bounded area or division: a ward, district, or section set apart from others.

Most common words using 区

21 of 266
  • 区く
    N1

    ward; borough; city (in Tokyo)

  • 地区ちく
    N3

    district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

  • 区別くべつ
    N3

    distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

  • 区域くいき
    N2

    area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits; boundary

  • 区分くぶん
    N2

    division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; compartment; (traffic) lane

  • 区画くかく
    N1

    division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot; partition; boundary

  • 区間くかん
    N1

    section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension

  • 区内くない

    in a ward; within the ward

  • 区切りくぎり
    N1

    pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation

  • 区民くみん

    ward residents

  • 区切るくぎる
    N3

    to divide; to separate; to partition; to demarcate; to delimit; to mark off

  • 区長くちょう

    head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward

  • 区役所くやくしょ
    N1

    ward office; council (regional)

  • 学区がっく

    school district; school area

  • 管区かんく

    jurisdiction

  • 区立くりつ

    established by a ward; ward; municipal

  • 小選挙区しょうせんきょく

    small electoral district; single-member constituency

  • 管区気象台かんくきしょうだい

    district meteorological observatory

  • 区議くぎ

    ward assemblyman

  • 特別区とくべつく

    special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly

  • 鉱区こうく

    mining area; mine lot

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Etymology

区 combines 匚 (a container or enclosure) with 㐅, which likely represents a dividing mark. Together they suggest a partitioned area or section.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 匚 is like a box or boundary, and the inner 㐅 looks like a dividing mark. Picture a city map with a box drawn around one ward, marked with an X to show the district.

Reading mnemonic

For ク, imagine a cool district in the city where everyone goes to hang out: cool -> ク, and the ward is the coolest part of town.