漢字道KANJIDO

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3Junior high level11 strokesRadical
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カク
Kun
くるわ
Meaning
enclosure; quarter

Origin

ORIGIN

With ⻏ "village": a wall enclosing an area — an enclosure, a quarter.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カク城郭・外郭・輪郭

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 輪郭りんかく

    outline; contour

  • 外郭がいかく

    outer wall

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

山の輪郭が霧に消えた。

The mountain's outline vanished in the mist.

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