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Japanese symbol for “circumscribed”

Romaji: genkyokusei
localized; circumscribed

In Japanese, circumscribed is , read (genkyokusei).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no localized; circumscribed

Kanji and stroke order

limit, restrict, to best of ability
on: ゲン
kun: かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り
9 strokes · JLPT 2
bureau, board, office
on: キョク
kun: つぼね
7 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんてい genteilimit; restriction
せいげん seigenrestriction; restraint; limitation
かぎり kagirilimit; limits; bounds
げんかい genkailimit; bound
きげん kigenterm; period; time frame
けんげん kengenpower; authority; jurisdiction
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately
とうきょく toukyokuauthorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned
じょせい joseiwoman; female

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.