Kanji
N2 4 strokes Grade 3 freq #137

ward, district

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

hiding enclosure kakushigamae

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

district; area
small electoral district; single-member constituency
in a ward; within the ward
area; zone
section (of track, etc.); segment
head of a ward; mayor of a ward
ward; borough
established by a ward; ward
distinction; differentiation
ward residents

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation
division; section

Example sentences

He lives in a poor district of London.

The town was zoned for factories and residences.

You must not park your car in a no parking zone.

Plans for a new trade zone are still on the drawing board.