巻
Meanings
- scroll
- volume
- book
- part
- roll up
- wind up
- tie
- coil
- counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Readings
- かん
- けん
- ま
- まき
- Strokes
- 9
- JLPT Level
- N2
- Frequency
- #383
Common Words
- 巻くまくto wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
- 巻末かんまつend of a book
- 巻尺まきじゃくtape measure
- 巻き込むまきこむto roll up, to enfold, to swallow up
- 巻き添えまきぞえgetting mixed up in, getting embroiled in, involvement, entanglement, by-blow
Practice in Kanjiru
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