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郭

郭 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「邑」+音符「𩫖」。「くるわ」を意味する漢語｛郭｝を表す字。もと「𩫖」が｛郭｝を表す字であったが、「邑」を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カクJHS
Kun (native)
  • くるわ
Nanori (used in names)
  • ひろ
Other languages
  • 拼音guo1
  • 한글gwag
  • Hán-ViệtQuách

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
邑(おおざと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+90ED

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰享阝

Words using this kanji

  • 郭公かっこう(Cuculus canorus) カッコウカッコウカッコウに属する鳥の一種。 ほととぎすの当て字。common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  • 郭門かくもんgate of a castle's outer enclosure, outer gate
  • 郭言葉くるわことばsociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-3
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0742.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2d7.14
Heisig
1985
Nelson
4765