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JLPT N312画 · 12 strokesradical

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

Meanings across languages

English
roll, volume, book
Tiếng Việt
cuốn, qu卷 sách
日本語
巻, 本, レコードの巻

Common compounds

  • 巻き寿司まきずしsushi roll
  • 巻くまくto roll, to wind
  • 巻物まきものscroll, roll (of paper)
  • 巻き返すまきかえすto turn back, to regain

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