区

See also: 區, 凶, and 𠄡

Translingual

Stroke order

Japanese	区
Simplified	区
Traditional	區

Glyph origin

Simplified from 區 (品 → 乂)

Han character

区 (Kangxi radical 23, 匸+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 尸大 (SK), four-corner 7171₄, composition ⿷匚㐅(GJK) or ⿷匸㐅(T))

Derived characters

• 欧 殴 駆 (驱) 妪

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 154, character 36
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2674
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 81, character 5
• Unihan data for U+533A

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 区 – see 區 (“area; district; region; ward; administrative division; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 區).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	区
Kyūjitai	區

Kanji

区

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 區)

Readings

• Go-on: く (ku, Jōyō); う (u)
• Kan-on: く (ku, Jōyō); おう (ō)

Compounds

• 声区(せいく) (seiku): vocal register

Kanji in this term
区
く Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
區 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. ward, section, district