巻

Scroll

WaniKani level 25 JLPT N2 Joyo grade 6Top 500-1,000 · #9449 strokes

Meanings

Scroll, Volume, Book, Part, Roll Up, Wind Up, Tie, Coil, Counter For Texts (or Book Scrolls)

On'yomi

かん、けん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ま.く、まき、ま.き

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

巻 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

巻 (Scroll) is taught on WaniKani at level 25 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #944 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.

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Words using 巻

圧巻あっかんhighlight 渦巻きうずまきwhirlpool 絵巻えまきpicture scroll 絵巻物えまきものpicture scroll 巻まきroll (e.g. of cloth)巻き込むまきこむto roll up 巻くまくto wind 巻末かんまつend of a book 襟巻きえりまきscarf (esp. one worn for warmth)取り巻くとりまくto surround

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