Japanese symbol for “atoll”
環礁
かんしょう
Romaji: kanshou
atoll; circular coral reef
In Japanese, atoll is 環礁, read かんしょう (kanshou).
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Meanings
- n atoll; circular coral reef
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 環境 | かんきょう kankyou | environment; surroundings; circumstances |
| 循環 | じゅんかん junkan | circulation; rotation; cycle |
| 一環 | いっかん ikkan | link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.) |
| 悪循環 | あくじゅんかん akujunkan | vicious circle; vicious cycle |
| 環状 | かんじょう kanjou | annulation; ring shape; loop shape |
| 岩礁 | がんしょう ganshou | reef |
| 暗礁 | あんしょう anshou | reef; sunken rock |
| 座礁 | ざしょう zashou | running aground; being stranded; grounding |
See also: Chinese symbol for “atoll”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.