郡

• 読み: ぐん
• ローマ字: gun
• 漢字の分解: 郡 (gun) — county, district
• 発音: /ɡɯ.n/

意味

County; district. An administrative subdivision between prefecture and municipality.

A noun referring to a geographic and administrative unit in Japan, positioned between a prefecture (県) and a town/village (町/村). While less prominent than in the past, 郡 still appears in official addresses for rural areas. Not to be confused with the homophone 軍 (army).

例文

1. おばあちゃんの家は田舎の郡にある。
2. 郡の人口は年々減っている。
3. この町は昔、別の郡に属していた。

使い方ガイド

場面: geography, addresses, administration

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 郡 combines 君 (lord, ruler) and 阝 (city/settlement). Originally described a territory governed by a local lord, evolving into the modern administrative unit.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal