區 [区] qū
noun
: area, district, region, ward
區 [区] oū
: Chinese surname
Kun Reading
none applicable
On Reading
区 | く ku
noun
: ward; district; section
オウ ou
コウ kou
區別 [区别] qu1bie2: difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction
[區別 OR 区別 | くべつ kubetsu: distinction; differentiation; classification]
區[区]域 qu1yu4: area; region; district
[区域 | くいき kuiki: limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory
: area (e.g. in programming languages)]
區[区]分 qu1fen1: to differentiate; to find differing aspects
[区分 | くぶん kubun: division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting]
區[区]位 qu1wei4: location; geographical position; position on a grid or spreadsheet, where 區 denotes the row and 位 the column
區劃 [区划] qu1hua4: subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
[区劃 | くかく kugaku: division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block]
地區[区] di4qu1: local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture level city or county level city)
[地区 | ちく chiku: district; section; sector]
山區[区] shan1qu1: mountain area
郊區[区] jiao1qu1: suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
市區[区] shi4qu1: urban district; downtown; city center
[市区 | しく shiku: municipal district; streets]
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
区々 | くく kuku: petty; trivial; insignificant; trifling
OR
区々 | まちまち machi machi: several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
区別が付く | くべつがつく kubetsu ga tsuku
: to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
区別が付かない | くべつがつかない kubetsu ga tsukanai
: unable to tell apart
区別せずに | くべつせずに kubetsu sezuni
: without distinction; with no distinction
会意 Associative Compound.
A tray 匸 (xi3: box radical 23) with
3 small food containers 品 (pin3: product; article).
假借 Phonetic Loan.
Original form of 甌 (ou1: bowl).
簡體 Simplified.
区. Created as generic character simplification #92 (區 » 区) via replacement of character component.
Look-alike:
兇 [凶] xiong1: terrible; fearful; culprit
OR vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine
[おそれる osoreru; わるい warui. on: きょう kyou]
Examples:
我住在這區。
wo3 zhu4 zai4 zhe4 qu1
I live in this area.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
