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区 = 㐅 + 匚

区 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ward”. It is built from 㐅 (sheaf) and 匚 (box). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1831. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword
ward
RTK frame
1831
Strokes
4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ク, オウ, コウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
палата, district
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
区 area

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㐅 sheaf
  2. 匚 box

Characters that contain 区

How to find 区 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sheaf” + “box”. 区 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 区 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.