This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ク、オウ、コウ
Romaji: ku, ou, kou
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

ward, district

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  22
Frequency:  137
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-2-2
Korean Reading:  u
Chinese Reading:  ou1
Unicode:  533a
JIS:  3668

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2963
Nelson Index: 757
New Nelson Index: 585
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2t2.1
Four Corner Index: 7171.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 465
Gakken Index: 67
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2674
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0474
Remembering the kanji Index: 1696
Kanji Flashcards Index: 131
Kodansha Compact Index: 233
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 282
Kanji in Context Index: 548
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1879
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2559
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1712
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1831
Essential Kanji Index: 168
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3681
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3475
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 591
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 243

Words

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ward; district; section
区間 (くかん)
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
区域 (くいき)
limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory; area (e.g. in programming languages)
区画 (くかく)
division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block
管区 (かんく)
jurisdiction
地区 (ちく)
district; section; sector
区分 (くぶん)
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting
区別 (くべつ)
distinction; differentiation; classification
学区 (がっく)
school district; school area
区立 (くりつ)
established by the ward
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