# 郡 — county; district

郡 means “county; district”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: グン (gun). Kun'yomi: こおり (koori). You'll see it in words such as 郡 (gun, “district; county”).

- Meaning: county; district
- On'yomi: グン (gun)
- Kun'yomi: こおり (koori)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 1

## How to remember 郡

Parts: 君 you (to a junior) · 阝 town; hill

## Words with 郡

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 郡 | ぐん (gun) | district; county |

## Don't confuse it with

[君](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/you-to-a-junior/) · [使](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/use/) · [事](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/matter/) · [若](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/young/)

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[邦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-country/) · [塚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burial-mound/) · [街](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/street/) · [跡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/traces/) · [郡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/county/) · [郷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-town/) · [里](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-village/) · [堀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moat/) · [岳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/county/. Last updated 2026-11-01.