圏
圏 — Sphere
sphere, circle, radius, range
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiかこい (kakoi)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 圏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 首都圏 | しゅとけん shutoken | Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital) |
| 圏内 | けんない kennai | inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.) |
| 成層圏 | せいそうけん seisouken | stratosphere |
| 北極圏 | ほっきょくけん hokkyokuken | Arctic Circle; the Arctic |
| 圏外 | けんがい kengai | outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.) |
| 勢力圏 | せいりょくけん seiryokuken | sphere of influence |
Study notes
圏 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1216 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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