Moto 圏: Sphere; Circle; RadiusKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ケン
- Kun'yomi
- かこ(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 89 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ケン)
- 首都圏しゅとけんthe capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
- 圏内けんない(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
- 北極圏ほっきょくけんArctic Circle; the Arctic
- 成層圏せいそうけんstratosphere
- 勢力圏せいりょくけんsphere of influence
- 圏外けんがい(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention
- イスラム圏イスラムけんIslamic world; Muslim world
- スペイン語圏スペインごけんSpanish-speaking world; Spanish-speaking countries
- ソ連圏ソれんけんSoviet bloc
- ドイツ語圏ドイツごけんGerman-speaking countries; German language sphere
- フランス語圏フランスごけんFrench-speaking world; francophone world
- ユーロ圏ユーロけんeurozone; euro zone
- 中国語圏ちゅうごくごけんsinophone world; Chinese-speaking world
- 中華圏ちゅうかけんGreater China (incl. Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and sometimes Singapore)
- 中間圏ちゅうかんけんmesosphere
- 中間圏発光現象ちゅうかんけんはっこうげんしょうtransient luminous event
- 五度圏ごどけんcircle of fifths
- 亜成層圏あせいそうけんsubstratosphere
- 交通圏こうつうけんtraffic area; traffic block
- 公共圏こうきょうけんpublic sphere; public domain
- 共栄圏きょうえいけんco-prosperity sphere
- 共産圏きょうさんけんcommunist bloc; Iron Curtain
- 勢力圏内せいりょくけんないwithin the sphere of influence (of)
- 南極圏なんきょくけんAntarctic Circle; the Antarctic
- 受益圏じゅえきけんbeneficiary zone; people who will enjoy the benefits of new public facilities, infrastructure, etc.
- 受苦圏じゅくけんharm zone; people who will suffer the negative effects of new public facilities, infrastructure, etc. (e.g. pollution)
- 商圏しょうけんbusiness region; marketing area
- 圏けんsphere; circle
- 圏域けんいきsphere (e.g. of knowledge, influence)
- 圏点けんてんemphasis mark (used in Japanese text in a way similar to underlining)
- 圏界面けんかいめんtropopause
- 圏論けんろんcategory theory
- 圏谷けんこくcirque; corrie
- 垂直圏すいちょくけんvertical circle
- 外気圏がいきけんouter atmosphere
- 大圏たいけんgreat circle
- 大圏コースたいけんコースgreat circle route
- 大圏航路たいけんこうろgreat circle sailing route
- 大東亜共栄圏だいとうあきょうえいけんGreater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
- 大気圏たいきけんthe atmosphere
- 大気圏内たいきけんないwithin Earth's atmosphere; inner space
- 大気圏内核実験たいきけんないかくじっけんatmospheric nuclear test
- 大気圏外たいきけんがいoutside Earth's atmosphere; outer space
- 大都市圏だいとしけんgreater metropolitan area; megalopolis
- 安全圏あんぜんけんsafety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
- 対共産圏輸出統制委員会たいきょうさんけんゆしゅつとうせいいいんかいCoordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
- 対流圏たいりゅうけんtroposphere
- 対流圏界面たいりゅうけんかいめんtropopause
- 岩圏がんけんlithosphere
- 岩流圏がんりゅうけんasthenosphere
- 岩石圏がんせきけんlithosphere
- 引力圏いんりょくけんgravitational field (of a celestial body); sphere of gravitation
- 当選圏内とうせんけんない(having a) good chance of being elected (winning) (in an election)
- 影響圏えいきょうけんsphere of influence
- 得点圏とくてんけんscoring position, with runners on second and-or third base
- 文化圏ぶんかけんcultural sphere
- 文化圏固有動作ぶんかけんこゆうどうさlocale-specific behavior
- 方言周圏論ほうげんしゅうけんろんcenter versus periphery theory
- 旧ソ連圏きゅうソれんけんformer Soviet bloc
Other readings
- 圏風牌チャンフォンパイtile matching the round wind
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