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巻

Kanji 巻: meaning "roll, volume", readings, stroke order

The kanji 巻 means "roll, volume". On'yomi: カン; kun'yomi: まく、まき. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
roll, volume
On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
まくまき
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
卷 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 巻

  • 巻く まく — to wind, to coil, to roll
  • ～巻 ～かん — volume
  • 寝巻 ねまき — sleep-wear, pajamas
  • 取り巻く とりまく — to surround, to circle, to enclose

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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