廓
Readings
Kana:
カク、くるわ、とりで
Romaji:
kaku, kuruwa, toride
Meanings
enclosure, quarter, red-light district
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
14
Radical Number:
53
Frequency:
Grade:
Skip Pattern:
3-3-11
Korean Reading:
gwag
Chinese Reading:
kuo4
Unicode:
5ed3
JIS:
3347
Indexes
Halpern Index: 3163
Nelson Index: 1529
New Nelson Index: 1633
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q9.1
Four Corner Index: 0022.7
Japanese Names Index: 2239
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9461
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0605
Remembering the kanji Index: 2235
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2342
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3923
Words
廓
(くるわ、かく)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
一郭
(いっかく)
one block; enclosure
廓清
(かくせい)
purification; cleaning up; purging
輪郭
(りんかく)
contour; outline; border; silhouette; summary; outline; sketch; looks; features; appearance
遊郭
(ゆうかく)
red light district
外郭
(がいかく)
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
城郭
(じょうかく)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
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)