区 Kanji – ward
The Japanese kanji 区 can mean ward, district.
Meaning and Readings
How is 区 read?
区 has the onyomi readings ク, オウ, コウ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ku, ou, kou.
Common Japanese Words Using 区
These common Japanese words contain 区. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 学区（がっく） — school district, school area
- 管区（かんく） — jurisdiction
- 区（く） — ward, borough, city (in Tokyo)
- 区域（くいき） — area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 区間（くかん） — section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension
- 区議（くぎ） — ward assemblyman
- 区切り（くぎり） — pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation
- 区長（くちょう） — head of a ward, mayor of a ward, chief administrator of a ward
- 区内（くない） — in a ward, within the ward
- 区分（くぶん） — division, section, demarcation, partition, segmentation, compartment, (traffic) lane