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巻

scroll
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカン、ケン
Kun readingま.く、まき、ま.き
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. scrollRtK
  2. volume
    その辞書は全２巻です。The dictionary comes in two volumes.tatoeba
    この全集は最終巻が欠けている。The last volume is missing from this set.tatoeba
  3. book
  4. part
  5. roll up
  6. wind up
  7. tie
  8. coil
  1. roll (e.g. of cloth)
  2. winding (e.g. watch)
  3. volume (of book)
  4. speeding up
  5. heel (of a Japanese sandal)

Radicals and components

Radical己self
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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quarter · snake (乙) · self (自)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1292

Compound words

圧巻あっかん
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; spectacular
絵巻えまき
picture scroll
巻くまく
to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf); to envelope
渦巻きうずまき
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy; swirl
襟巻きえりまき
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
恵方巻えほうまき
An uncut sushi roll eaten in silence facing a lucky direction on Setsubun.
巻き込むまきこむ
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
取り巻くとりまく
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to
巻末かんまつ
end of a book
葉巻はまき
cigar
席巻せっけん
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
竜巻たつまき
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
鉢巻はちまき
headband
巻尺まきじゃく
tape measure
絵巻物えまきもの
picture scroll
寝巻きねまき
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas
巻き添えまきぞえ
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
巻き返しまきかえし
rally; recovery; comeback; rollback; winding (thread, etc.)
一巻いっかん
one roll
渦巻うずまき
whirlpool
下巻げかん
second volume (in a two-volume set)
巻柱まきばしら
gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi
巻尾かんび
end of a book
巻帙かんちつ
books

On Reading Examples

この全集の５巻目が見当たらない。かん
The fifth volume of this set is missing.tatoeba
この辞書は、第３巻が今欠けていますが、百ドルでした。かん
This dictionary, of which the third volume is missing, cost me a hundred dollars.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は昼食の後に葉巻をすった。
He smoked a cigar after lunch.tatoeba
彼は尻尾を巻いて逃げた。
He turned tail and ran.tatoeba
彼は私から有り金を全部巻き上げた。
He robbed me of every cent I had.tatoeba
彼は殺人事件に巻き込まれた。
He was involved in a murder case.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 巻

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