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巻

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ま.く
  • まき
  • ま.き
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#383
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
己#49 · oneself

Components

Common Words

  • 巻まきNoun
    roll (e.g. of cloth)
  • 巻き込むまきこむGodan verb
    to roll up, to enfold, to swallow up
  • 巻き返しまきかえしNoun
    rally, recovery, comeback
  • 巻末かんまつNoun
    end of a book
  • 圧巻あっかんNoun
    highlight, best part
  • 寝巻ねまきNoun
    nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear
  • 巻くまくGodan verb
    to wind, to coil, to roll
  • 巻尺まきじゃくNoun
    tape measure

Practice in Kanjiru

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