郭
enclosure; quarters; fortification; red-light district
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1670.
Readings
- カク (on reading): 輪郭 (りんかく) contour; 城郭 (じょうかく) castle
- くるわ (kun reading): 郭言葉 (くるわことば) sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)
Components
- 享
- ⻏
- 亅 radical hook
- 亠 radical lid
- 口 radical mouth
- 子 radical child
- ⻏ radical village, right-side form of 邑
Kanji containing 郭
Words using 郭
- 輪郭 (りんかく) contour
- 城郭 (じょうかく) castle
- 外郭 (がいかく) outer fence
- 外郭団体 (がいかくだんたい) auxiliary organization (organisation)
- 遊郭 (ゆうかく) (licensed) red light district
- 郭言葉 (くるわことば) sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)
20 words in all.