How would you express "sphere" or "world" in the Japanese language?


How would you express the concept of "sphere" or "world" in Japanese? For
example, "Anglosphere" or "Indian speaking world". Is there a repeating
pattern or suffix for this purpose, or are there just specific words for these
terms?




The most common word and character associated for this kind of usage is
[圏]{けん}.

Anglosphere would be [英語圏]{えいごけん}, and a common term to refer to the East
Asian cultural sphere is [漢字文化圏]{かんじぶんかけん} which encompasses China, Japan,
Korea and Vietnam.




The most common word and character associated for this kind of usage is
[圏]{けん}.

Anglosphere would be [英語圏]{えいごけん}, and a common term to refer to the East
Asian cultural sphere is [漢字文化圏]{かんじぶんかけん} which encompasses China, Japan,
Korea and Vietnam.

