Kanji

圏

圏

sphere, circle, radius, range

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

囗部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かこい

Common Readings

ケン

Example sentences

圏内 けんない
優勝 が 射程 圏内 に 入った 。

Victory has come within striking distance.

圏 けん
彼 は 北極 圏 を 探検 した 。

He explored the Arctic Circle.

大気圏 たいきけん
宇宙船 が 大気圏 に 再突入 した 。

The spaceship re-entered the atmosphere.

宇宙船 うちゅうせん
宇宙船 は 地球 の 大気圏 を 抜けて 、 月 へ と 向かった 。

The spaceship left Earth's atmosphere and headed for the moon.

Example Vocabulary

圏内

けんない

within the sphere; within range

圏

けん

sphere, circle, range, radius

圏外

けんがい

安全圏

あんぜんけん

大気圏

たいきけん

atmosphere (of a planet)

生活圏

せいかつけん

首都圏

しゅとけん

成層圏

せいそうけん

文化圏

ぶんかけん

勢力圏

せいりょくけん

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