also: こおり
Only with reading ぐん
Modern administrative unit below a prefecture (都道府県) and above a city/town/village. Often used in addresses and local government contexts.
He lives in a district in Chiba Prefecture.
I completed the procedure at the county office.
ritsuryō-period district
Historical administrative unit during the ritsuryō period, consisting of 2–20 neighborhoods or townships of about 50 homes each. The reading こおり is archaic and specific to this sense.
See also: 国郡里制
Under the ritsuryō system, the district was an administrative unit between the province and the village.
commandery (in China)
Historical Chinese administrative division, equivalent to a commandery. Used in historical contexts referring to ancient China.
In the Han dynasty, the commandery was an administrative division above the county.
He is from Monbetsu District in Hokkaido.
This village belongs to a district.
county system