JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 巡: "patrol, go around, circumference"
The kanji 巡 means "patrol, go around, circumference". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュン in on'yomi and めぐ.る, めぐ.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
めぐ.るめぐ.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | patrol, go around, circumference |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1262 of 2,501 |
Common words with 巡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 巡るto go around; to make a circle around · to surround; to circle; to enclose
- を巡ってconcerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
- 逡巡hesitation; indecision
- 駆け巡るto run about; to rush about
- 巡回going around; patrol; round; tour
- 張り巡らすto stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
- 巡査police officer; policeman; constable
- 考えを巡らすto contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
- 巡りcircumference; girth · tour; pilgrimage
- 巡らすto enclose (with); to surround (with); to encircle · to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to spin
- 巡counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
- お巡りさんpolice officer
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