Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: patrol, go around, circumference

Kunyomi: めぐ.る めぐ.り

Onyomi: ジュン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: river

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

ジュンカイ going around, patrol, round, tour

イチジュン one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol

ケイジュン light cruiser

Kunyomi Examples

めぐる to go around, to return, to surround, to concern (usu. of disputes)

めぐり circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)

めぐり合う めぐりあう to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend), to meet by chance, to happen across