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enclosure

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingカク

Kun readingくるわ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

enclosureRtK
彼はその機械の輪郭をスケッチします。He sketches the outline of the machine.tatoeba
安土町城郭資料館Azuchi Castle Museumwiki
quarters
fortification
red-light district

Radicals and components

Radical邑city

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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receive · tall · top hat (亠) · mouth (口) · child (子) · children · city walls

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1985

Compound words

外郭がいかく

outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour

城郭じょうかく

castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure

輪郭りんかく

contour; outline; silhouette; summary; outline

外郭団体がいかくだんたい

auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization

一郭いっかく

郭公ホトトギス

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

胸郭きょうかく

遊郭ゆうかく

(licensed) red light district

五稜郭ごりょうかく

five-sided fortification

Additional Examples

安土町城郭資料館

Azuchi Castle Museumwiki

日本の城郭概要表

Japanese Castle Data Sheetwiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 郭

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step