巻 is the Japanese kanji for roll up, scroll, volume, book, part, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls). It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ま.く、まき、ま.き and its on reading is カン、ケン.
Stroke order
Words with 巻
- 巻roll (e.g. of cloth)
- 巻くto wind, to coil, to roll
- 巻き込むto roll up, to enfold, to swallow up
- 巻き返しrally, recovery, comeback
- 巻末end of a book
- 圧巻highlight, best part
Practice 巻 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.