# 巡 — go around; patrol

巡 means “go around; patrol”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ジュン (jun). Kun'yomi: めぐ(る) (meguru). You'll see it in words such as 巡る (meguru, “to go around; to make a circle around”).

- Meaning: go around; patrol
- On'yomi: ジュン (jun)
- Kun'yomi: めぐ(る) (meguru)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 2

## How to remember 巡

Parts: 巛 river · 辶 road

## Words with 巡

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 巡る | めぐる (meguru) | to go around; to make a circle around |

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[徹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-all-the-way/) · [至](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/culminate/) · [駆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gallop/) · [揺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sway/) · [陥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fall-into/) · [滑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slide/) · [巡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-around/) · [遇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encounter/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-around/. Last updated 2026-11-01.