巡
巡 — Patrol
patrol, go around, circumference
On’yomiジュン (jun)
Kun’yomiめぐる (meguru)
Kun’yomiめぐり (meguri)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 巡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巡査 | じゅんさ junsa | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 巡回 | じゅんかい junkai | going around; patrol; round |
| 巡業 | じゅんぎょう jungyou | provincial tour |
| 巡視 | じゅんし junshi | inspection tour |
| 巡礼 | じゅんれい junrei | pilgrimage; pilgrim |
| お巡りさん | おまわりさん omawarisan | police officer |
Study notes
巡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1262 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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