圏

sphere, circle, radius, range

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かこ.い

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1216

Vocabulary

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
圏内	ケンナイ	inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
首都圏	シュトケン	Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
成層圏	セイソウケン	stratosphere
圏外	ケンガイ	outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
勢力圏	セイリョクケン	sphere of influence

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
北極圏	ほっきょくけん	Arctic Circle; the Arctic
圏	けん	sphere; circle; range; area; zone; bloc; category
大圏コース	たいけんコース	great circle route
ソ連圏	ソれんけん	Soviet bloc
旧ソ連圏	きゅうソれんけん	former Soviet bloc

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

transition, move, change

surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep

raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

quandary, become distressed, annoyed

me, I (male), servant, manservant

scribe, account, narrative