区

Ward

WaniKani level 15 JLPT N2 Joyo grade 3Top 500 · #1374 strokes

Meanings

Ward, District

On'yomi

く、おう、こう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Stroke order

区 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

区 (Ward) is taught on WaniKani at level 15 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #137 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 15

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Words using 区

学区がっくschool district 管区かんくjurisdiction 区くward 区域くいきarea 区間くかんsection (of track, etc.)区議くぎward assemblyman 区切りくぎりpause (in speech, writing, etc.)区長くちょうhead of a ward 区内くないin a ward 区分くぶんdivision 区別くべつdistinction 区民くみんward residents 区役所くやくしょward office

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