巻 kanji: meaning “scroll”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N29 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- scroll
- On'yomi
- カン、ケン
- Kun'yomi
- ま・く、まき、ま・き
Picture story to remember 巻
Rolled like a snake (己), a large (大) sheet becomes a scroll.
How to write 巻: stroke order
巻 is written with 9 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 巻
- 巻末かんまつend of a book
- 巻尺まきじゃくtape measure
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