Moto 郭: Enclosure; Quarters; FortificationKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カク
- Kun'yomi
- くるわ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 22 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カク)
- 外郭団体がいかくだんたいauxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body
- 輪郭りんかくcontour; outline
- 城郭じょうかくfortress; castle
- 外郭がいかくouter wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure)
- 遊郭ゆうかく(licensed) red light district
- 一郭いっかくone block; enclosure
- 五稜郭ごりょうかくfive-sided fortification
- 囲郭村いかくそんwalled settlement; walled town
- 城郭都市じょうかくとしfortified city; walled city
- 外郭環状道路がいかくかんじょうどうろouter ring road; orbital road
- 斑冠郭公まだらかんむりかっこうgreat spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
- 胸郭きょうかくchest; thorax
- 胸郭出口症候群きょうかくでぐちしょうこうぐんthoracic outlet syndrome; TOS
- 負郭ふかくland near a castle
- 輪郭線りんかくせんoutline; contour line
- 輪郭線要素りんかくせんようそtrimming curve
- 郭公かっこうcommon cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- 郭清かくせいpurification; cleaning up
- 鬼郭公おにかっこうAsian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 郭くるわdistrict; quarter
- 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)
- 郭詞くるわことばsociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
Kanji that often appear with 郭
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