区く

く

Meanings

ward; borough; city district

An administrative division of a city, especially the 23 special wards of Tokyo (特別区). Also used for wards in other designated cities.

A defined area for a specific purpose, such as an electoral district (選挙区) or postal zone (郵便区). Often used in compounds.

〈場ば所しょ〉区くに住すむto live in ~ ward
彼かれは渋しぶ谷や区くに住すんでいる。
He lives in Shibuya Ward.
選せん挙きょ区くで当とう選せんするto be elected in a district
彼かれはこの選せん挙きょ区くで当とう選せんした。
He was elected in this electoral district.
区く役やく所しょに行いくto go to the ward office
区く役やく所しょに行いって住じゅう民みん票ひょうをもらった。
I went to the ward office and got a residence certificate.
〈場ば所しょ〉を区くに分わけるto divide ~ into districts
市しは町まちをいくつかの区くに分わけた。
The city divided the town into several districts.

市しN4sense 1
区 is a ward within a city, while 市 is the larger city that can contain multiple 区 wards.
町ちょう sense 1
区 is an urban administrative ward, whereas 町 refers to a town or smaller neighborhood, often a subdivision within a 区.
村むらN5sense 1
区 is an urban administrative division, while 村 is a rural village, distinct from the urban 区.
特とく別べつ区く
区 is the general word for a ward or district, while 特別区 refers specifically to the self-governing wards like Tokyo's 23 wards.

句くN3
区 (a ward or district) and 句 (a phrase or clause) are pronounced identically but refer to completely different things.
市し区く
区 names a single ward (a subdivision of a city), whereas 市区 refers collectively to a city together with its wards.

地ち区くN3
district; area; zone
区く別べつN3
distinction; differentiation; telling apart
区く域いきN2
area; zone; district; section
区く分ぶんN2
division; section; demarcation; partition · classification; sorting; grouping · division (logic)
区く画かくN1
division; section; block; plot; lot; compartment; partition

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区く間かんN1
section; segment; stretch · interval
区く内ない
in the ward; within the ward · within the zone; within the district
区く切ぎりN1
pause; break; punctuation · break; end; stopping point; milestone
市し区く
municipal district; city wards and streets · city and wards
特とっ区く
special ward · special economic zone (China) · special administrative region (China)
区く民みん
ward residents; people of the ward
区く切ぎるN3
divide; separate; partition; mark off · punctuate; insert pauses; space words
区く長ちょう
ward head; ward mayor; chief administrator of a ward
区く役やく所しょN1
ward office; ward council office
教きょう区く
parish
学がっ区く
school district; school attendance zone
管かん区く
jurisdiction; administrative district
区く立りつ
ward-run; municipal (ward)
区く分わけ
division; section; classification; compartment; lane
校こう区く
school district; school attendance zone
同どう区く
same ward
線せん区く
train line; bus line
都と区く
Tokyo's 23 special wards
区く割わり
demarcation; boundary marking; zoning
区く営えい
ward-operated; ward-run; ward-managed
一いっ区く
district; ward; lot
分ぶん区く
subdistrict; division of an area
区く区く
various; diverse; divided · petty; trivial; insignificant
区く会かい
ward assembly
区く処しょ
administrative division; partitioning for governance

区くUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for administrative wards, districts, and zones.
區くUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; included for search compatibility.

The kanji 区 originally depicted a container with a divider, conveying the idea of a partitioned area. The reading く is the on'yomi.