巻
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Grade Level
Grade 6
Stroke Count
9 strokes
Radical
己部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
カン, ケン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
まく, まき, まき
Nanori (Name Reading)
まき, まる
Common Readings
カン, まき, ま…く
Example Vocabulary
巻き込む
まきこむ
to involve, to drag in, to roll up
巻く
まく
to wind, to wrap, to roll
渦巻く
うずまく
to whirl, to swirl
巻
かん
volume (of a book or publication)
取り巻く
とりまく
to surround, to encircle
遠巻き
とおまき
watching from a distance, keeping one's distance
取り巻き
とりまき
entourage, followers, hangers-on
竜巻
たつまき
tornado, whirlwind
巻き上げる
まきあげる
to roll up, to hoist, to raise
巻き起こる
まきおこる
to arise, to break out, to occur suddenly
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