# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 巻く | まく (maku) | to wind; to coil |

## Don't confuse it with

[圏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zone/) · [送](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/send/) · [拳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fist/)

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 1” set

[編](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/knit/) · [装](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dress-up/) · [帯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/belt/) · [布](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cloth/) · [巻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/roll-up/)

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