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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 2

巻 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

roll; volume

On: カンkan ケンken
Kun: まくmaku まきmaki

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

巻9 strokes

How to write 巻: stroke order

巻 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

巻 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 巻 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 巻

The parts 巻 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

𠔉
己
self
Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 2

線 line; routeOnセンKunすじ、いと設 establish; installOnセツ、セチKunもうける、しつらえる勢 force; momentumOnセイ、ゼイ、セKunいきおい、はずみ党 political partyOnトウKunなかま、むら史 historyOnシKunふみ営 conduct; operateOnエイKunいとなむ、いとなみ府 government office; urban prefectureOnフKunくら、みやこ巻 roll; volumeOnカン、ケンKunまく、まき介 mediate; introduceOnカイKunたすける、すけ蔵 storehouse; storeOnゾウ、ソウKunくら、おさめる、かくれる