郭
郭 — Enclosure
enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district
On’yomiカク (kaku)
Kun’yomiくるわ (kuruwa)
Stroke order (11 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 郭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外郭団体 | がいかくだんたい gaikakudantai | auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization |
| 輪郭 | りんかく rinkaku | contour; outline; silhouette |
| 遊郭 | ゆうかく yuukaku | (licensed) red light district |
| 外郭 | がいかく gaikaku | outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block |
| 城郭 | じょうかく joukaku | castle; citadel; fortress |
Study notes
郭 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1670 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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