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循 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「彳」

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準2High school level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
On
ジュンじゅん · jun
Kun
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Meaning
circulate; follow

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

彳 "to go" with 盾 "shield": going round and round a set path — to circulate.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジュンじゅんjun循環じゅんかん因循いんじゅん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 循環じゅんかん

    circulation

  • 悪循環あくじゅんかん

    a vicious circle

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

血(ち)が体(からだ)を循環(じゅんかん)する。

Blood circulates through the body.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 彳Map of reading ジュンAll maps

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