区
区 — Ward
ward, district
On’yomiク (ku)
On’yomiオウ (ou)
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 区
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 | ちく chiku | district; area; zone |
| 小選挙区 | しょうせんきょく shousenkyoku | small electoral district; single-member constituency |
| 区内 | くない kunai | in a ward; within the ward; within the zone |
| 区域 | くいき kuiki | area; zone; district |
| 区間 | くかん kukan | section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension |
| 区長 | くちょう kuchou | head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward |
Study notes
区 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #137 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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