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巻

巻 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「卷」の異体字。卷#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カンElem.
  • ケン
Kun (native)
  • ま(く)Elem.
  • まきElem.
  • ま(き)Elem.
Other languages
  • 拼音juan4
  • 拼音juan3
  • 한글gweon
  • Hán-ViệtQuyển

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
巾(はば)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5DFB

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱龹己

Words using this kanji

  • 巻き込むまきこむto roll up, to enfold, to swallow up, to involve
  • 巻き返しまきかえしrally, recovery, comeback, rollback
  • 巻末かんまつ書物、巻物の終わりの部分。end of a book
  • 巻まき(まき) 新潟県中部西蒲原郡にかつてあった町。 (まき) 小説や漫画などの話の一区切り。回。章。 (カン) 内容が連続した書籍などの一つ一つを数える。roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book)
  • 巻き添えまきぞえgetting mixed up in, getting embroiled in, involvement, entanglement
  • 巻くまく「まく」を参照。to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
  • 巻尺まきじゃくtape measure
  • 巻頭かんとう巻物や書物の初めの部分。巻首。 物事のはじまり。beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.), opening page, beginning (of a matter), start
  • 巻き起こすまきおこすto create (a sensation), to cause (a commotion), to give rise to (controversy), to raise (a cloud of dust)
  • 巻物まきもの「まきもの」を参照。makimono, handscroll, rolled book, roll of cloth (for making a kimono)
  • 巻き貝まきがいsnail, spiral shell
  • 巻紙まきがみrolled letter paper, roll of paper
  • 巻き上げるまきあげるto roll up, to hoist, to heave up, to take away
  • 巻かん(まき) 新潟県中部西蒲原郡にかつてあった町。 (まき) 小説や漫画などの話の一区切り。回。章。 (カン) 内容が連続した書籍などの一つ一つを数える。volume (of book), reel (of film), scroll (of books or paintings), roll (paper, etc.)
  • 巻柱まきばしらgold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi
  • 巻尾かんび巻物、書物の終わり。巻末。end of a book
  • 巻雲けんうん氷晶からなる雲。詳細は まきぐも を参照。cirrus (cloud)
  • 巻首かんしゅ巻物や書物の初めの部分。巻頭。beginning (of a scroll, book, etc.)
  • 巻軸かんじく(center portion of a) scroll (centre)
  • 巻回けんかいto wind around

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Similar-looking kanji

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-3
Four Corner
9071.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
0a9.11
Heisig
1292
Nelson
1466