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区画 (くかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
division ; section ; block ; plot ; lot ; compartment ; partition
Refers to a demarcated area or unit, such as a city block, a plot of land, a section of a larger space, or a compartment in a container. Also used as a suru-verb meaning to divide or partition an area into sections.
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This plot is scheduled to be developed as a residential area.
Written forms 区く 画かく Usage 99%
Standard modern spelling. The kanji 画 is a simplified form of 劃.
区く 劃かく Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used traditional form with 劃; may appear in older documents.
區く 劃かく Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kyūjitai form; not used in modern writing.
Similar words 区く 分ぶん 区分 emphasizes classification or categorization into groups, while 区画 focuses on physical division of space or land into sections.
分ぶん 割かつ 分割 is a general term for splitting or dividing something into parts, not necessarily spatial; 区画 is specifically about demarcating areas.
Etymology Compound of 区 (ku, 'ward, district') and 画 (kaku, 'division, stroke'). The kanji 画 is a simplified form of 劃, which originally meant 'to draw a line' or 'to divide'. The word has been used since at least the early modern period to refer to demarcated sections of land or space.
ward, district
