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Kanji 巻

9 strokes

Meaning

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

On'yomi
カンケン
Kun'yomi
まくまき
Strokes
9
JLPT
N2
School grade
Grade 6
Kanken
5級
Frequency
#944 / 2500

Stroke order

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

Words with 巻

  • 巻く

    まく

    to wind, to coil, to roll

    N3
  • ~巻

    ~かん

    volume

    N2
  • 寝巻

    ねまき

    sleep-wear, pajamas

    N2
  • 取り巻く

    とりまく

    to surround, to circle, to enclose

    N1

Example sentences

  • 寝ね巻まきのままで朝あさごはんを食たべた。

    I had breakfast in pajamas.

  • ヘビがとぐろを巻まく。

    The snake coils itself up.

  • 葉巻はまきパイプはありましたか。

    Was there a cigar pipe?

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

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Other kanji with radical “oneself” 己