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郡

郡: district

district; county
10 strokesElementary · Grade 4 (7級)in 4 words here

Readings

On
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Kun
こおり

ぐん, "district": 郡(ぐん), 郡部(ぐんぶ).

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Key words

郡ぐんdistrict, county
郡部ぐんぶrural districts
郡司ぐんじdistrict governor (historical)
郡境ぐんきょうdistrict boundary

Example sentences

When writing an address, you write the city or district after the prefecture.

My grandfather was born and raised in a small village in a rural district.

In old Japan, district governors ran the administration of each district.

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