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Kanji Detail for 環 - "ring, circle"

環

  • Meaning

    環 means "ring, circle." Also associated with to surround.

    1. Ring - A ring-shaped jade ornament.

    2. Circle - Something in the shape of a ring.

    3. To surround - To encircle; to go around; to revolve.

  • Words using 環

    • 環境 かんきょう Listen environment; surroundings; circumstances
    • 環境庁 かんきょうちょう Listen Environment Agency
    • 一環 いっかん Listen link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
    • 循環 じゅんかん Listen circulation; rotation; cycle
    • 悪循環 あくじゅんかん Listen vicious circle; vicious cycle
    • 環状 かんじょう Listen annulation; ring shape; loop shape
    • 循環器 じゅんかんき Listen circulatory organ
    • 作業環境 さぎょうかんきょう Listen work environment

  • Four-character idioms with 環

    • 衆人環視 しゅうじんかんし Listen all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on

  • Tattoo check: 環

    • Verified meaning: ring, circle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かん, かんじ, くるり, たまき)
    • Also carries these associations: to surround

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 環

    Given names 環(かん)Listen 環(くるり)Listen 環(たまき)Listen 環(たまみ)Listen

    Surnames 環(かんじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ring; circle; loop

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    jade ring or bracelet; ring

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Huan

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A jade ring. | Any object in a ring shape is called 環. As in 耳環 (earrings), 指環 (rings), 臂環 (bracelets). | To surround. (Mencius) "Surrounding and attacking but not victorious."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wa(わ) わ

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    ring circle to surround encompass revolve circulate loop cycle orbit circumference perimeter enclosure environment surroundings boundary network system framework jade jewel ornament precious stone

Sentences including 環

  • The cycle of blood is not regular.

  • He adapted himself to circumstances.

  • Blood circulates through the body.

  • Man is a product of his environment.

  • Man is a creature of circumstances.

  • We are influenced by our environment.

  • He was adapted to the circumstances.

  • A wreath was bound around his head.

  • He can't accommodate himself to his circumstances.

  • He is the minister responsible for the environment.

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