郡
郡 — County
county, district
On’yomiグン (gun)
Kun’yomiこおり (koori)
Stroke order (10 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 郡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郡 | ぐん gun | district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period) |
| 郡部 | ぐんぶ gunbu | rural districts; counties |
Study notes
郡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #965 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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