Shirabe

一環いっかん

Common Noun
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) link (e.g. in a chain of events);part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.)
政府は取締の一環として不法入国外国人を追放しています。
The government is expelling illegal aliens as part of a crackdown.
2
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' botany monocyclic