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    3. 郡

    郡

    郡ぐん

    district

    N2KMT8News #19+1CoreNounHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab10 strokes

    ぐんこおり

    Noun

    1.
    district, county
    2.
    district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period)
    historical term
    3.
    commandery (in China)
    historical term

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    その村むらは〇〇郡まるまるぐんに属ぞくしています。

    That village belongs to XX county.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    日に本ほんの行ぎょう政せい区く分ぶんでは、市しの下したに郡ぐんがあります。

    In Japan's administrative divisions, counties exist below cities.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    この地ち域いきには、かつて多おおくの郡ぐん家けが置おかれていたと記き録ろくされています。

    It is recorded that many county offices were once located in this region.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    地ち方ほう選せん挙きょでは、郡ぐん部ぶの有ゆう権けん者しゃの動どう向こうが結けっ果かを左さ右ゆうすることがよくあります。

    In local elections, the trends of voters in rural counties often influence the results.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    古こ代だい律りつ令りょう制せいにおいて、郡ぐんは国くにさと里りの中ちゅう間かんに位い置ちする行ぎょう政せい単たん位いでした。

    In the ancient Ritsuryo system, the county was an administrative unit located between the province and the village.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    郡
    こおり…(1)
    county・district
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