county, district
On'yomi (音読み)
- グン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- こおり
About this kanji
The kanji 郡 means "county" or "district," and it is often used in contexts related to administrative divisions. While it typically appears as a noun, it can also be found in some verbs or phrases. A common compound is 郡部 (ぐんぶ), which refers to rural districts, highlighting areas outside major cities. Another example is 郡県 (ぐんけん), meaning counties and prefectures, which shows its use in governance. 郡制 (ぐんせい) translates to county system, representing the organizational aspect of districts. When using 郡, it's important to note that it primarily relates to regions within a country or locality, emphasizing the administrative nature of the term.
Example sentences
その郡は人口が減少している。
The county's population is decreasing.
Meanings across languages
- English
- county, district
- Tiếng Việt
- huyện, quận
- 日本語
- 郡, 地区
- 한국어
- 군, 구역
- 中文
- 郡, 区
- id
- kabupaten, distrik
- th
- เคาน์ตี้, เขต
- es
- condado, distrito
- fr
- comté, district
- de
- Bezirk, Distrikt
- pt
- condado, distrito
Common compounds
- 郡部ぐんぶrural districts, counties
- 郡県ぐんけんcounties and prefectures
- 郡制ぐんせいcounty system
- 郡長ぐんちょうdistrict headman, head county official
- 郡司ぐんじdistrict governor (under the ritsuryō system)
- 郡造こおりのみやつこdirector of a district (ritsuryō system)
- 郡境ぐんきょうcounty boundary, district border
- 郡民ぐんみんdistrict resident, inhabitant of a county
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