Jisho

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11 strokes (also 10)
Radical:
town (阝 right) 邑 (阝)
Parts:
enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district
Kun:
くるわ
On:
カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guo1
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

15 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
广
jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1300 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 慶事 【ケイジ】 happy event, auspicious event, matter for congratulation
  • 慶祝 【ケイシュク】 congratulation, celebration
  • 弁慶 【ベンケイ】 strong person, person putting on a brave front, bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.), checks, plaid, checked pattern
  • 大慶 【タイケイ】 great joy

Kun reading compounds

  • 喜び 【よろこび】 joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
  • 喜び事 【よろこびごと】 auspicious event, celebration

Readings

Japanese names:
き、 きよん、 け、 みち、 む、 やす、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qing4
Korean:
gyeong, gang

Spanish

  • júbilo
  • felicidad
  • diversión
  • regocijo

Portuguese

  • júbilo
  • congratular
  • regozijar-se
  • estar feliz

French

  • jubiler
  • se réjouir
  • féliciter
  • être heureux
1204 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
962 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1539 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1033 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1318 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2425 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1632 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1742 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1732 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
799 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3936 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2029 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2739 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2020 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11145 Morohashi
3173 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1967 New Nelson (John Haig)
2001 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2157 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1762 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
567 2001 Kanji
3q12.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
0024.7 Four corner code
1-23-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6176 Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
root, radical, head (pimple)
Kun:
-ね
On:
コン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
  • 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
  • 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
  • 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb

Kun reading compounds

  • 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
  • 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
  • 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
  • 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gen1
Korean:
geun

Spanish

  • raíz matemática
  • perseverancia
  • raíz

Portuguese

  • raiz
  • radical
  • verruga

French

  • racine
  • radical
  • point noir (acné)
216 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
298 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
282 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
535 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2261 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
425 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
632 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1372 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
314 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1092 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1167 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
631 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
841 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1473 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14745 Morohashi
930 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2670 New Nelson (John Haig)
1461 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1571 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
390 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
355 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1865 2001 Kanji
4a6.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4793.2 Four corner code
1-26-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6839 Unicode hex code