区

区	Meanings: district, ward On Readings: ク ku Kun Readings: Most Used Pronunciation: ku JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 匚 Stroke Number: 0

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Common jukugo
区別 - く　べつ ku betsu - distinction, to make a distinction

Useful Examples
Japanese: その地区はもはや住むのに安全なところではない。
Romaji: sono chiku wa mo haya sumu no ni anzen na tokoro de wa nai.
English: That district is no longer a safe place to live in.

Japanese: グランドは白線で３つに区切られている。
Romaji: gurando wa hakusen de mittsu ni kugirarete iru.
English: The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.

Look alike kanji
凶

Notes/Mnemonic
The DISTRICT is marked off by 3 walls

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.