This kanji has kunyoumi or Japanese readings of: まる、まど、or まろ, and it has an onyoumi or Chinese reading of: エン. This character has the meanings: circle, yen, or round. This character is made up of the following radicals or parts: the enclosure radical 冂 known as けいがまえ、a vertical stroke and a horizontal stroke. You can remember this kanji by the following hint: Rounded like a dragnet full of fish (hopefully you can imagine this character as a net). Our example sentence is: ちさいなえんをかきなさい。小さな円を書きなさい。Draw a small circle, please.

Grade

Kun

On

Meaning

Strokes

Example Sentence

JLPT N5

まる、まど、まろ

エン

circle, yen, round

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ちさいなえんをかきなさい。

小さな円を書きなさい。

Draw a small circle, please.