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圏 = 囗 + 巻
圏 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sphere”. It is built from 囗 (enclosure) and 巻 (scroll). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1293.
- Keyword
- sphere
- RTK frame
- 1293
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かこ.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- область
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 圏 to circle
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 圏 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “enclosure” + “scroll”. 圏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 圏 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.