環 Kanji – ring
The Japanese kanji 環 can mean ring, circle, link, wheel.
Meaning and Readings
How is 環 read?
環 has the onyomi reading カン and the kunyomi reading わ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan, wa.
Common Japanese Words Using 環
These common Japanese words contain 環. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 悪循環（あくじゅんかん） — vicious circle, vicious cycle
- 一環（いっかん） — link (e.g. in a chain of events), part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.)
- 環境（かんきょう） — environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 環境庁（かんきょうちょう） — Environment Agency
- 環礁（かんしょう） — atoll, circular coral reef
- 環状（かんじょう） — annulation, ring shape, loop shape
- 循環（じゅんかん） — circulation, rotation, cycle, loop
- 環境保護（かんきょうほご） — environmental protection
- 循環器（じゅんかんき） — circulatory organ
- 環境問題（かんきょうもんだい） — environmental problem, environmental issue
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