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N4 kanji · 4 strokes

区 means ward, district

匚 a box · 乂 things

区Memory trick

Things sorted into a box: a ward, a district.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
ward, district
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
4
School grade
Grade 3 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) ク ku

ク (ku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Other readings from Chinese: オウ ou, コウ kou

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

区切る くぎる · kugiru

to divide, to separate

Built from

  • 丿 a sweeping stroke
  • 丶 dot
  • 匚 box

匚 Used in 16 kanji

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.