巻 — kanji meaning “scroll”
巻
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
- Meanings
- scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)、ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- ま.く、まき、ま.き
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #944 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 49
- Chinese reading
- juàn, juǎn
Words with 巻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巻き込む | まきこむ makikomu | to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up |
| 竜巻 | たつまき tatsumaki | tornado; whirlwind; waterspout |
| 巻き添え | まきぞえ makizoe | getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement |
| 葉巻 | はまき hamaki | cigar |
| 圧巻 | あっかん akkan | highlight; best part |
| 巻き返し | まきかえし makikaeshi | rally; recovery; comeback |
| 巻末 | かんまつ kanmatsu | end of a book |
| 渦巻き | うずまき uzumaki | whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex |
| 巻頭 | かんとう kantou | beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page |
| 全巻 | ぜんかん zenkan | complete set (of volumes); every volume |
| 席巻 | せっけん sekken | sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming |
| 鉢巻 | はちまき hachimaki | headband |
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