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

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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