巻
巻 — Scroll
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up
On’yomiカン (kan)
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiまく (maku)
Kun’yomiまき (maki)
Kun’yomiまき (maki)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 巻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巻き込む | まきこむ makikomu | to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up |
| 巻き返し | まきかえし makikaeshi | rally; recovery; comeback |
| 巻末 | かんまつ kanmatsu | end of a book |
| 圧巻 | あっかん akkan | highlight; best part; stunning |
| 渦巻き | うずまき uzumaki | whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex |
| 絵巻 | えまき emaki | picture scroll |
Study notes
巻 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #944 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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