District
Ward
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji!
他の区
another district
住まいの区
residential district, the district that one's home is in
それぞれの区
each district
区の花
flowers of the district
区のホームページ
a district's homepage
区の皆さん
all members of a district
北区
northern district
東区
eastern district
中央区
central district
私のおじは、中央区の区役所で働いています。
My uncle works at the ward office of Chuo-ku.
ここはちゅう車きん止区なので、車は止められませんよ。
You cannot park here because this is a no-parking district.
ここ最近、横浜の外国人居留区では、暴力行為がかつてないほど横行している。
Recently, the foreign quarter of Yokohama has suffered from an unprecedented level of violence.