Keyword
area of influence
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1293
Old form圈
Readings
けん
(100%)
Composed of
closed box
scroll
Used in vocabulary (159 in total)
sphere; circle; range; category
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
Examples (7 in total)
The moon has no atmosphere.
Is the zoo walking distance from here?
I live within walking distance of school.
It's within walking distance.
There are many restaurants and shops within walking distance.
The rocket blasted out of the atmosphere.
The Arctic is the area around the North Pole.