Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: sphere, circle, radius, range

Kunyomi: かこ.い

Onyomi: ケン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: enclosure

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケン sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc, category

ケンナイ (being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.), (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)

成層 セイソウケン stratosphere

勢力 セイリョクケン sphere of influence