| 343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 422 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 945 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1032 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 803 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 501A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1062 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 340 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3807 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1825 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4722 | Morohashi |
| 3069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
- 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
- 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings
Kun reading compounds
- 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
- 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
- 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- circunferencia
- rodear
- cercar
Portuguese
- circundar
- sitiar
- loja
- paliçada
- cerca
- preservar
- guardar
French
- entourer
- assiéger
- enceinte
- palissade
- encercler
- réserve
- garder
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6055.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廓 【クルワ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
- 廓清 【カクセイ】 purification, cleaning up, purging
- 外郭 【ガイカク】 outer fence, outer enclosure, outer block, outline, contour
- 遊郭 【ユウカク】 (licensed) red light district
Kun reading compounds
- 廓 【くるわ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
- 郭言葉 【くるわことば】 sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ
- Korean:
- gwag
Spanish
- cerco
- recinto
- fortificación
Portuguese
- cercado
- quarteirão
- fortificação
- bairro das prostitutas
French
- enceinte
- quartiers
- fortifications
- quartier chaud
| 1076 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1770 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4765 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1793 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1829 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1417 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1673 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1788 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1773 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 759 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2112 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1499 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39474 | Morohashi |
| 1678 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6144 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1842 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1492 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0742.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90ed | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 村 【ムラ】 village
- 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
- 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
- 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural
Kun reading compounds
- 村 【むら】 village
- 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
- 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
- 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 むた、 ら
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- ciudad
- pueblo
Portuguese
- cidade
- aldeia
French
- village
- ville
| 107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 52 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 210 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 154 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 196 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1029 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14464 | Morohashi |
| 834 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 241 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 65 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6751 | Unicode hex code |