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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district

Kunyomi: くるわ

Onyomi: カク

Composition: 享 邑

郭

Radical

Radical: 邑

Meaning: town (阝 right)

Reading: むら

Frequency: 350

Alternative forms:

阝(alt radical position hen)

邑

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

廓清 (カクセイ) purification, cleaning up, purging

外郭 (ガイカク) outer fence, outer enclosure, outer block, outline, contour

遊郭 (ユウカク) (licensed) red light district

Kunyomi Examples

廓 (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)

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