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: カク、くるわ
Romaji: kaku, kuruwa
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ひろ
Romaji: hiro
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Meanings

enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  163
Frequency:  1670
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-3
Korean Reading:  gwag
Chinese Reading:  guo1
Unicode:  90ed
JIS:  3354

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1678
Nelson Index: 4765
New Nelson Index: 6144
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2d7.14
Four Corner Index: 0742.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1076
Gakken Index: 1770
Japanese Names Index: 1417
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39474
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0259
Remembering the kanji Index: 1842
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1829
Kodansha Compact Index: 759
Kanji in Context Index: 1773
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1100
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1499
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1859
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1985
Essential Kanji Index: 1793
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2112
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 444
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1492

Words

(くるわ、かく)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
輪郭 (りんかく)
contour; outline; border; silhouette; summary; outline; sketch; looks; features; appearance
五稜郭 (ごりょうかく)
five-sided fortification
時鳥 (ほととぎす、しき、ふじょき、とけん、しょっこん、くつてどり、とう、ホトトギス)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
囲郭村 (いかくそん)
walled settlement; walled town
城郭 (じょうかく)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
外郭 (がいかく)
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
遊郭 (ゆうかく)
red light district
輪郭線 (りんかくせん)
outline; contour line; border line
一郭 (いっかく)
one block; enclosure
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