This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、ケン、ま.く、まき、ま.き
Romaji: kan, ken, ma.ku, maki, ma.ki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  49
Frequency:  944
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-6-3
Korean Reading:  gweon
Chinese Reading:  juan3
Unicode:  5dfb
JIS:  342C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2645
Nelson Index: 1466
New Nelson Index: 1545
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a9.11
Four Corner Index: 9071.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 826
Gakken Index: 636
Japanese Names Index: 975
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8759P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0393
Remembering the kanji Index: 1207
Kanji Flashcards Index: 493
Kodansha Compact Index: 555
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 841
Kanji in Context Index: 715
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1691
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2298
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1215
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1292
Essential Kanji Index: 885
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3273
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1056
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 878

Words

(かん)
volume (of book); reel (of film)
巻き込む (まきこむ)
to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into
下巻 (げかん)
last volume (in set)
絵巻 (えまき)
picture scroll
巻末 (かんまつ)
end of a book
(まき)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding; volume (of book)
巻く (まく)
to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf); to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt; to link (verse); to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up
上巻 (じょうかん)
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
通巻 (つうかん)
consecutive number of (or total) volumes
竜巻 (たつまき)
tornado; waterspout
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