12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

roll, wind, coil, turn pages, roll up sleeves, strip off, be turned, be rolled up

Kun'yomi
  • to wind ②to envelope ③to move ahead (three hours, etc.)
  • くる
  • to turn up ②to do over and over again ③to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.)
  • to be turned up
  • to turn over ②to tear off
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

roll, wind, coil
めく.る ま.く ケン (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
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)

Common Words

recouping one's strength for a renewed attack
program board (concert, theatrical production) ②mekuri karuta
detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing)
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References

Unicode hex code 6372
JIS X 0208 1-23-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1933
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2193
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 598
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 451
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12208
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.9
Four corner code 5901.2