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N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • enclosure
  • quarters
  • fortification
  • red-light district

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くるわ
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1736
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
#163 · city

Components

Common Words

  • 外郭がいかくNounouter fence, outer enclosure, outer block
  • 城郭じょうかくNouncastle, citadel, fortress
  • 輪郭りんかくNouncontour, outline, silhouette
  • 外郭団体がいかくだんたいNounauxiliary organization (organisation), extra-departmental body, fringe organization
  • 郭公かっこうNouncommon cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  • 郭門かくもんNoungate of a castle's outer enclosure, outer gate
  • 郭言葉くるわことばNounsociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
  • 一郭いっかくNounone block, enclosure

Data: KANJIDIC2, JMdict & KRADFILE (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · kanji-frequency (CC BY 4.0)