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巡

patrol
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingジュン
Kun readingめぐ.る、めぐ.り
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. patrolRtK
  2. tour
    彼は湖畔巡りの旅で我々を案内した。He conducted us on a tour around the lake.tatoeba
  3. go around
  1. to go around
  2. to make a circle around
  3. to surround
  4. to circle
  5. to enclose

Popular Usage

巡査お巡りさん

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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deluge · stream · flood · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 303

Compound words

巡査じゅんさ
police officer; policeman; constable
巡るめぐる
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to enclose
お巡りさんおまわりさん
police officer
巡回じゅんかい
going around; patrol; round; tour
巡業じゅんぎょう
provincial tour
巡航じゅんこう
cruise; cruising
巡視じゅんし
inspection tour
巡礼じゅんれい
pilgrimage; pilgrim
一巡いちじゅん
one round
乙巡おつじゅん
second-class cruiser
甲巡こうじゅん
armored cruiser
巡錫じゅんしゃく
preaching tour
巡邏じゅんら
patrolling
逡巡しゅんじゅん
hesitation
巡視艇じゅんしてい
patrol boat
狐疑逡巡こぎしゅんじゅん
being in doubt and unable to decide
交通巡査こうつうじゅんさ
traffic officer
巡り逢うめぐりあう
to meet fortuitously
巡り合いめぐりあい
chance meeting
遅疑逡巡ちぎしゅんじゅん
shilly-shally
躊躇逡巡ちゅうちょしゅんじゅん
hesitation and vacillation
巡り会うめぐりあう
仮装巡洋艦かそうじゅんようかん
merchant raider
御巡りさんおまわりさん
police officer

Additional Examples

彼は美術館巡りでつかれていた。
He was tired from walking round museums.tatoeba
彼は巡査部長の地位に昇った。
He rose to the rank of sergeant.tatoeba
彼は自分の将来について思い巡らせていた。
He has been speculating on his future.tatoeba
異人もの、巡査もの
Foreigner tales and police-man storieswiki
むしろ、同心が現代の巡査階級の警察官に相当すると言える。
Rather, it can be said that doshin corresponds to a modern patrol police officer.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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