How to say "bloc" in Japanese

• ブロック
  nounCovers 'bloc' in the political sense, a grouping of nations or parties. A loanword, it is the more direct equivalent, though a less common one; its uses also extend to association, group, and region.
  関税かんぜいを国くにごとではなくブロックでコントロールする方ほうが好都合こうつごうであることを強調きょうちょうしたい。↗

  I would like to stress that it is more convenient to control tariffs as a bloc rather than country by country.
• 圏けんJLPT N1approx.
  suffixMeans sphere, circle, range, or area; it matches 'bloc' only loosely, where a sphere or area rather than an alliance is meant, and is seldom the appropriate word for the political sense.
  彼女かのじょのイントネーションから推おすに少女時代しょうじょじだいはスペイン語すぺいんご圏けんに住すんでいたと思おもわれる。↗

  You can tell by her intonation that she lived in a Spanish speaking country when she was young.

Use 「ブロック」 for a bloc in the political sense, a grouping of nations or parties; 圏, meaning sphere, circle, or area, suits 'bloc' only loosely, when an area rather than an alliance is meant.

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• ブロックbloc
• 圏けんsphere