巻 – scroll, volume, book

9 strokesTaught in grade 6#944 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 巻 means scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン、ケン (kan, ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ま.く、まき、ま.き (maku, maki, maki). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 己 (no. 49).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
On’yomi	ケン	ken
Kun’yomi	ま.く	maku
Kun’yomi	まき	maki
Kun’yomi	ま.き	maki

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 己 (Kangxi radical 49). Components: 大・二・并・已.

Words using 巻

巻くまくto wind寝巻ねまきnightclothes巻かんvolume (of book)取り巻くとりまくto surround

Example sentences

長い物には巻かれろ。

If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.

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この全集の５巻目が見当たらない。

The fifth volume of this set is missing.

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音楽は空気のように我々の生活を取り巻いている。

Music surrounds our lives like air.

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Kanji with the same radical

己

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