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The kanji 巻: meaning, readings and stroke order
巻
- Meaning
- roll, wind
- On reading
- カン kan
- Kun reading
- ま（く） maku、ま（き） maki
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 己 oneself
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
- Old form
- 卷
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- cuộn, quấn (quyển)
- Japanese
- まく。まいた もの。
- Korean
- 감다, 말다 (권)
- Chinese
- 卷、缠 (卷)
Readings, words and example sentences
カン kan · on reading · less common
巻頭
the opening pages of a book
本の 巻頭に 大きな 絵が あります。
There is a big picture at the front of the book.
ま（く） maku · kun reading
巻く
to wrap, to wind
首に マフラーを 巻きます。
I wrap a scarf around my neck.
ま（き） maki · kun reading
うず巻き
swirl, spiral
紙に うず巻きの もようを かきます。
I draw a swirl pattern on paper.
Practise writing 巻 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 巻 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 6 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.