巻

9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

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

Kun'yomi
  • まく
    		to wind ②to envelope ③to move ahead (three hours, etc.)
  • まき
    		roll (e.g. of cloth) ②winding (e.g. watch) ③volume (of book) ④speeding up
  • まき
    		roll (e.g. of cloth) ②winding (e.g. watch) ③volume (of book) ④speeding up
On'yomi
  • カン
    		volume (of book) ②scroll (of books or paintings)
  • ケン

Main Radical

己(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

まくまき 75.4%
まき 21.2%
カン 3.0%
ケン 0.4%

Character Breakdown

scroll, volume, book
ま.く　まき　カン (6th, N2)
a roll
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)

Contained In

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Common Words

ま
巻
　
き
こ
込
　
む
to roll up ②to involve
ま
巻
　
く
to wind ②to envelope ③to move ahead (three hours, etc.)
まき
巻
roll (e.g. of cloth) ②winding (e.g. watch) ③volume (of book) ④speeding up
うず
渦
ま
巻
　
く
to whirl ②to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.) ③to surge
ま
巻
　
き
お
起
　
こ
　
す
to create (a sensation)
たつ
竜
まき
巻
tornado
ま
巻
　
き
もの
物
scroll ②scarf ③sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
ま
巻
　
き
ぞ
添
　
え
getting mixed up in
うず
渦
ま
巻
　
き
whirlpool ②spiral (shape, pattern)
ま
巻
　
き
あ
上
　
げ
　
る
to roll up ②to take away ③to blow up (dust)
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References

Unicode hex code 5DFB
JIS X 0208 1-20-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1466
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1545
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2645
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3273
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1691
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 636
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 975
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 885
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8759P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 826
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 507
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 516
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 493
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 841
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 878
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 715
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 555
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1215
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a9.11
Four corner code 9071.7
De Roo Code 1056