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KanjiN2Grade 6 · 小69 strokesRadical 己

巻 · scroll, volume

巻 is a kanji meaning scroll, volume, book, part. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カンkan
  • ケンken

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • まくmaku
  • まきmaki
  • まきmaki

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 巻 · 3 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 巻
WordReadingMeaningLevel
巻くまくto wind, to coil, to rollN3
寝巻きねまきsleep-wear, pajamasN2
取り巻くとりまくto surround, to circle, to encloseN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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