Kanji

巻

巻

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

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 sentences

巻き込む まきこむ
罪のない市民が戦争に巻き込まれた。

Innocent civilians were caught up in the war.

やっかい やっかい
やっかいな問題に巻き込まれてしまった。

I got caught up in a troublesome problem.

巻く まく
寒いので、首にマフラーを巻く。

I wrap a muffler around my neck because it's cold.

首 くび
マフラーを巻いて首を温める。

Wrap a scarf to warm your neck.

渦巻く うずまく
彼の心の中には、不安と期待が渦巻いていた。

In his heart, anxiety and expectation were swirling.

愛憎 あいぞう
姉妹の間には愛憎が渦巻いていた

Love and hate swirled between the sisters.

巻 かん
このシリーズの全3巻を読んだ。

I have read all three volumes of this series.

フライングゲット フライングゲット
人気アニメの最終巻をフライングゲットした。

I flying-got the final volume of the popular anime.

取り巻く とりまく
彼を取り巻く環境は厳しい。

The environment surrounding him is harsh.

遠巻き とおまき
彼は騒ぎを遠巻きに眺めていた。

He was watching the commotion from a distance.

Example Vocabulary

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve; to drag into; to engulf

巻く

まく

to wind; to roll; to wrap

渦巻く

うずまく

to swirl; to whirl; to be in a tumult; to seethe

巻

かん

volume; book; scroll

取り巻く

とりまく

to surround; to encircle; to hang around

遠巻き

とおまき

surrounding from a distance; keeping a distance while watching

取り巻き

とりまき

entourage, hangers-on, followers

竜巻

たつまき

tornado; waterspout

巻き上げる

まきあげる

to roll up; to blow up; to swindle

巻き起こる

まきおこる

to arise; to brew; to stir up; to break out

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