Keyword
district
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1831
Old form區
Readings
く
(100%)
Composed of
box on its side
cross
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a map with a cross marking a district.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
to dash
punch
hinge
Europe
Used in vocabulary (283 in total)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
Examples (60 in total)
He quickly made friends with the new boy on the block.
She lives a few blocks away from here.
The twins are so much alike that I can't distinguish one from the other.