Kanji

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Meaning: enclosure, quarter, red-light district

Kunyomi: くるわ とりで

Onyomi: カク

Composition: 广

Radical

Radical: 广

Meaning: house on cliff

广

Examples

Onyomi Examples

クルワ district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty

カクセイ purification, cleaning up, purging

外郭 ガイカク outer wall (e.g. castle), outer block (enclosure), outline, contour

遊郭 ユウカク (licensed) red light district

Kunyomi Examples

くるわ district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty

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)