循 – sequential, follow

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1699 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 循 means sequential, follow. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュン (jun). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 彳 (no. 60).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュン	jun

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 彳 (Kangxi radical 60). Components: 斤・十・目・厂・彳.

Words using 循

循環じゅんかんcirculation

Example sentences

血液は体内を循環する。

Blood circulates through the body.

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Kanji with the same radical

後得役待復従彼徒徴徹律御徳微往径

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