Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 郡(ぐん) in Japanese

郡
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
ぐん, こおり
Romaji
gun, kōri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    district; county
    Example sentence
    その発電所は、その遠く離れた郡に電気を供給している。 The power plant supplies the remote district with electricity.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
    Example sentence
    これは豊能郡の地図です。 This is a map of Toyono district .

Examples of 郡, ぐん, こおり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

郡 JLPT 1

10 strokes

county, district

On'Yomi: グン

Kun'Yomi: こおり

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