Japanese symbol for “counties”
郡部
ぐんぶ
Romaji: gunbu
rural districts; counties
In Japanese, counties is 郡部, read ぐんぶ (gunbu).
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Meanings
- n rural districts; counties
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郡司 | ぐんじ gunji | district governor (under the ritsuryō system) |
| 郡代 | ぐんだい gundai | district acting shugo (in the Muromachi period); deputy military governor (of a district) |
| 郡家 | ぐんけ gunke | district governor's office (ritsuryō period) |
| 郡県 | ぐんけん gunken | counties and prefectures |
| 郡役所 | ぐんやくしょ gun'yakusho | county offices |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.