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Kanji Details for 巻

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字▼
Stroke Count
9 Strokes
Radical
己 + 6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Readings
Kun'yomi: まき、ま.く。(Jouyou Reading)
ま.き。
On'yomi: カン。(Kan'you-on Reading)
ケン。(Go-on, Kan-on Readings)
カン。(Go-on Reading)

Dictionary Entries for 巻

maki
noun
  1. roll (e.g. of cloth)
  2. winding (e.g. watch)
  3. volume (of book)
  4. speeding up
  5. heel (of a Japanese sandal)

kan
noun, counter
  1. volume (of book); reel (of film)
  2. scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 巻

Construction of Character for 巻

Radicals and parts present in 巻
» Part two, two radical (no.2)
» Part large, big
» Part stop, halt, previously, already, long ago
» Part put together
Kanji variants for 巻
» Traditional Chinese Character, Simplified Chinese Character, 正字

Kanji related to 巻

Meanings in Other Languages for 巻

French
  1. rouleau, livre, tome, volume, partie, enrouler, envelopper, compteur de textes (manuscrits roulés)
Portuguese
  1. rolo, volume, livro, parte, enrolar, laço, mola, sufixo para contagem de para textos (em livros)
Spanish
  1. enrollar, rollo, volumen, tomo, liar

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