roll, volume, book
On'yomi (音読み)
- カン
- ケン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- まき
- まく
- かさ.なる
About this kanji
The kanji "巻" primarily means "roll" or "volume," and it can be used as both a noun and a verb. You might see it in words like "巻き寿司" (まきずし), which means "sushi roll," referring to the rolled sushi commonly enjoyed in Japan. As a verb, "巻く" (まく) means "to roll" something up, like a piece of paper. Another useful compound is "巻物" (まきもの), which refers to a scroll, often used for traditional texts or paintings. A quick note: while it can mean a variety of things, it generally relates to wrapping or rolling items up.
Built from
Example sentences
本を巻いて返した。
I rolled up the book and returned it.
Meanings across languages
- English
- roll, volume, book
- Tiếng Việt
- cuốn, qu卷 sách
- 日本語
- 巻, 本, レコードの巻
- 한국어
- 책
- 中文
- 卷
- id
- gulungan
- th
- ม้วน
- es
- rollo
- fr
- volume
- de
- Rolle
- pt
- volume
Common compounds
- 巻き寿司sushi roll
- 巻くto roll, to wind
- 巻物scroll, roll (of paper)
- 巻き返すto turn back, to regain
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