Moji Ninja

巻 — roll up; volume

巻 means “roll up; volume”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan), ケン (ken). Kun'yomi: まき (maki), ま(く) (maku). You'll see it in words such as 巻く (maku, “to wind; to coil”).

巻
Stroke order of 巻
Meaning
roll up; volume
On'yomi
カン (kan), ケン (ken)
Kun'yomi
まき (maki), ま(く) (maku)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2 · set Cloth & clothing 1

How to remember 巻

Parts: 二 two · 大 big · 己 self

Words with 巻

WordReadingMeaning
巻くまく maku kunto wind; to coil

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Cloth & clothing 1” set

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