Japanese symbol for “scroll”
幅
ふく
Romaji: fuku
scroll
In Japanese, scroll is 幅, read ふく (fuku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n scroll
- ctr, suf counter for scrolls
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scroll”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スクロール | スクロール sukurooru | scroll; scrolling |
| 巻 | かん kan | scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.) |
| 一幅 | いっぷく ippuku | (a) scroll |
| 軸物 | じくもの jikumono | (hanging) scroll |
| 巻軸 | かんじく kanjiku | (center portion of a) scroll (centre) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大幅 | おおはば oohaba | big; large; drastic |
| 幅広い | はばひろい habahiroi | extensive; wide; broad |
| 振幅 | しんぷく shinpuku | amplitude (of vibration) |
| 増幅 | ぞうふく zoufuku | amplification |
| 全幅 | ぜんぷく zenpuku | full; wholehearted; utmost |
| 小幅 | こはば kohaba | small; narrow |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scroll”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.