区
区·ward, district, section
- On-yomi
- ク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 | ちく | district, area |
| 区別 | くべつ | distinction |
| 区役所 | くやくしょ | ward office |
| 区間 | くかん | section, stretch of a route |
Example sentences
この区には公園が多い。
このくにはこうえんがおおい。
There are many parks in this ward.
区役所で住所の手続きをしました。
くやくしょでじゅうしょのてつづきをしました。
I did the address paperwork at the ward office.
この二つの言葉の区別がなかなかつきません。
このふたつのことばのくべつがなかなかつきません。
I have real trouble telling these two words apart.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 区役所 as くえきしょ instead of くやくしょ
- Mixing up 区別 (telling two things apart) with 差別 (discrimination)
Memory aid
Picture it
An open box (匚) with a mark inside — land fenced off and marked out as a district.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 区分するくぶんするto divide into categories, to classify
- 区切るくぎるto divide, to partition, to mark off; to punctuate, to pause between
- 区分くぶんdivision, section, classification, sorting
- 区域くいきzone, area, district, limits
- 区別するくべつするto distinguish
- 地区ちくdistrict, section, zone
- 区別くべつdistinction, differentiation, classification
- 区くward, district
- 区間くかんsection; stretch; segment (of a line, route or road between two points)
- 区々まちまちvaried; divergent; differing from one to the next; all over the place
- 区切りくぎりbreak; pause; stopping point; end of a stage; punctuation
- 区画くかくdivision; section; plot of land; block; compartment
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