Kanji: 区 ward

JLPT N4 | 4 Strokes

区

On: く
Kun:

Meaning: ward

Kanji Parts:

匚 sideways container
㐅 X marks the spot [originally this was a form of the number 5 五]

Mnemonic Story:

The X-men 㐅 contained 匚 the enemy by trapping him in an alley 匚 of the ward.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

区別【くべつ】 distinction; differentiation; classification
地区【ちく】 district; section; sector
南区【みなみく】 south district

両親(りょうしん)は南区(みなみく)に住(す)んでいる。

My parents live in Minami district.

両親 parents
南区 Minami district
に住んでいる live in; are living in

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