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廓
Kanji meaning "enclosure, quarter, red-light district"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #3257
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
TMW Immortal Idol
14 strokes
Meanings
enclosure, quarter, red-light district
On'yomi
カク
Kun'yomi
くるわ
とりで
Stroke order
(14 strokes)
Composed of
广
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
radical
郭
enclosure
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
かく
8 (53%)
くるわ
3 (20%)
ぐるわ
3 (20%)
かいしゅう
1 (7%)
遊
(
ゆう
)
廓
(
かく
)
(licensed) red light district
#108978
輪
(
りん
)
廓
(
かく
)
contour
#120371
一
(
いっ
)
廓
(
かく
)
one block
#166341
外
(
がい
)
廓
(
かく
)
outer fence
#177485
城
(
じょう
)
廓
(
かく
)
castle
#183782
廓
(
かく
)
清
(
せい
)
purification
#226037
砲廓
(
ほうかく
)
armored enclosure for guns on a warship
#468698
廓慧
(
かくえ
)
Kakue
#468698
Most common words using this kanji
廓
(
くるわ
)
district
#63636
遊
(
ゆう
)
廓
(
かく
)
(licensed) red light district
#108978
輪
(
りん
)
廓
(
かく
)
contour
#120371
一
(
いっ
)
廓
(
かく
)
one block
#166341
外
(
がい
)
廓
(
かく
)
outer fence
#177485
城
(
じょう
)
廓
(
かく
)
castle
#183782
廓
(
かく
)
清
(
せい
)
purification
#226037
西廓
(
にしぐるわ
)
Nishiguruwa
#468698
廓
(
かいしゅう
)
Kaishuu
#468698
北廓
(
きたぐるわ
)
Kitaguruwa
#468698
廓
(
くるわ
)
詞
(
ことば
)
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)
#468698
廓
(
くるわ
)
言
(
こと
)
葉
(
ば
)
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)
#468698
砲廓
(
ほうかく
)
armored enclosure for guns on a warship
#468698
廓正子
(
かまえまさこ
)
Kamae Masako
#468698
廓中
(
かちゅう
)
Kachuu
#468698
廓慧
(
かくえ
)
Kakue
#468698
八幡廓
(
はちまんぐるわ
)
Hachimanguruwa
#468698
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