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郡
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administrative division

HSK 10 N1
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jùn
グン
こおり
군
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 君 represents the sound.
Components
阝 mound+ 君 monarch =
郡 administrative division
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
君 Phonetic component
jūn monarch
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
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Notes
Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
郡 [jùn]
canton; county; region
Japanese
郡 ぐん 、 こおり 同音

noun

  1. district; county
  2. historical district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period)
  3. historical commandery (in China)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
これは豊能郡の地図です。
This is a map of the Toyono district.
Japanese Names
郡 くん
Kun surname
郡 くんじ
Kunji unclassified name
郡 ぐん
Gun place namesurname
郡 こうり
Kōri surname
郡 こおり
Koori surname
郡 ごおり
Goori surname
郡 さと
Sato surname
郡 むれ
Mure surname
CHINESE WORDS (41)
约克郡 [Yuē​kè​jùn] #46,250
Yorkshire (English region)
约克郡 [Yuē​kè​jùn] #46,250
Yorkshire (English region)
林肯郡 [Lín​kěn​jùn] #60,127
Lincolnshire (English county)
格洛斯特郡 [Gé​luò​sī​tè​jùn] #55,901
Gloucestershire county in southwest England
威尔特郡 [Wēi​'ěr​tè​jùn] #63,212
Wiltshire (English county)
威尔特郡 [Wēi​'ěr​tè​jùn] #63,212
Wiltshire (English county)
兰开夏郡 [Lán​kāi​xià​jùn] #64,244
Lancashire (English county)
兰开夏郡 [Lán​kāi​xià​jùn] #64,244
Lancashire (English county)
萨里郡 [Sà​lǐ​jùn] #64,471
Surrey (county in south England)
萨里郡 [Sà​lǐ​jùn] #64,471
Surrey (county in south England)
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JAPANESE WORDS (20)
郡司 [ぐんじ] #72,952
district governor (under the ritsuryō system)
郡長 [ぐんちょう] #85,463
district headman
郡役所 [ぐんやくしょ] #113,359
county offices
郡県 [ぐんけん] #121,122
counties and prefectures
⭐ 郡部 [ぐんぶ] #152,275
rural districts
郡県制度 [ぐんけんせいど] #196,327
county and prefecture system
郡民 [ぐんみん] #209,117
district resident
郡保安官 [ぐんほあんかん] #225,630
county sheriff
マディソン郡の橋 [マディソンぐんのはし] #231,514
The Bridges of Madison County (1992 novel by Robert James Waller, 1995 film)
郡境 [ぐんきょう] #231,833
county boundary
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
군수
county governor