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郭

JLPT N1 · 11 strokes

The kanji 郭 — “enclosing wall”

郭 means enclosing wall and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 11 strokes and uses the village / town (right side) radical (⻏).

Stroke order · 11 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): カク
Kun'yomi (訓読み): くるわ
Radical: ⻏ · village / town (right side)
Strokes: 11

How to remember 郭

A high wall surrounding a city (⻏) — the outer boundary. 輪郭 means the outline of a face; a kanji for drawing.

Example words with 郭

On'yomi readings

輪郭りんかくoutline, contour

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