What does kanji 巡 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 巡 is patrol.

How is kanji 巡 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 巡 are めぐ.る, めぐ.り; the onyomi readings are ジュン.

What is the main radical of kanji 巡?

The main radical for kanji 巡 is 巛.

What words use kanji 巡?

Example words that use kanji 巡 include 巡査, 巡廻, 巡業, 巡視.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

巡

Meaning

Kanji 巡

patrol

patrol, go around, circumference

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: めぐ.るめぐ.り
Onyomi 音読み: ジュン
Nanori 名乗り: めぐる

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1262
Strokes: 6
Radical: 巛
Components: 込 • 巛
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 迅 • 近 • 辺 • 迎 • 込 • 辷 • 辻

Related vocabulary

Showing 32 common entries

Showing 32 of 95 entries that include this kanji.

巡査

じゅんさ

police officer

巡廻

じゅんかい

going around

巡業

じゅんぎょう

provincial tour

巡視

じゅんし

inspection tour

巡航

じゅんこう

cruise

巡洋艦

じゅんようかん

cruiser

巡航速度

じゅんこうそくど

cruising speed

巡行

じゅんこう

patrol

巡演

じゅんえん

performance tour

巡

じゅん

counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

巡り

めぐり

circulation (e.g. of blood)

巡り巡って

めぐりめぐって

(after) bouncing around from one place to the next

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

警察官が町を巡回している。

Police officers are patrolling the town.

彼は世界を巡る旅に出た。

He set off on a journey around the world.

血液は体内を巡る。

Blood circulates through the body.

お寺を巡礼する。

Make a pilgrimage to temples.

警備員が夜間巡視を行う。

The security guard conducts a night patrol.

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