巡

5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

patrol, go around, circumference

Kun'yomi
  • めぐる
    		to go around ②to surround ③to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.) ④to travel around
  • めぐり
    		circumference ②tour ③circulation (e.g. of blood)
On'yomi
  • ジュン
    		counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.

Main Radical

巛(KanXi) 辵(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

めぐるめぐり 70.4%
ジュン 29.6%

Character Breakdown

patrol, go around, circumference
めぐ.る　ジュン (7th, N1)
curving river radical (no.47)
セン　かわ (Kentei 1)
ku radical
river
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)

Common Words

めぐ
巡
　
る
to go around ②to surround ③to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.) ④to travel around
じゅん
巡
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
じゅん
巡
さ
査
police officer
めぐ
巡
　
り
circumference ②tour ③circulation (e.g. of blood)
は
張
　
り
めぐ
巡
　
ら
　
す
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.)
めぐ
巡
　
ら
　
す
to enclose (with) ②to turn (one's head, heel, etc.) ③to think over ④to notify (orally or in writing)
じゅん
巡
かい
回
going around
か
駆
　
け
めぐ
巡
　
る
to run about
めぐ
巡
　
り
あ
合
　
わ
　
せ
fortune
めぐ
巡
　
り
めぐ
巡
　
っ
　
て
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
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References

Unicode hex code 5DE1
JIS X 0208 1-29-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4667
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1528
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3047
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3781
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1930
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2622
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 285
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 303
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1066
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 905
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8680P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1374
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 777
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 791
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1245
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1090
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1743
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 677
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 291
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q3.3
Four corner code 3230.3
De Roo Code 2762