# 圏 — zone; range

圏 means “zone; range”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: zone; range
- On'yomi: ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Size & position 2

## How to remember 圏

Sounds like 巻: both read ケン.

Parts: 囗 enclosure · 巻 roll up

## Don't confuse it with

[咲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bloom/) · [巻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/roll-up/) · [関](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/connection/) · [春](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/spring/)

## More in the “Size & position 2” set

[圏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zone/) · [縦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vertical/) · [隔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/isolate/) · [仰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-upward/) · [傍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beside/) · [隙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gap/)

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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/zone/. Last updated 2026-11-01.