漢字圏

Reading

Kana: かんじけん

Romaji: kanjiken

Definition

noun

1

countries that currently use Chinese characters in their writing, or have used in their recent past

Note: abbreviation

See also: 漢字文化圏 (reading かんじぶんかけん)

Kanji

漢

Reading: カン

Meanings: Sino-, China

字

Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な

Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village

圏

Readings: ケン、 かこ.い

Meanings: sphere, circle, radius, range