漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 69 strokesRadical
On
カン
Kun
ま(く)・まき
Meaning
to roll up; volume; scroll

Origin

ORIGIN

Two hands with 己 "to curl"; rolling paper up in both hands — hence "to roll, a scroll."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カン巻頭・圧巻・一巻
まく巻く・巻き貝
まき巻の一

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 巻末かんまつ

    end of a book

  • 上巻じょうかん

    first volume

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

地図をくるくる巻いた。

I rolled the map up.

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