Moto 巻: Scroll; Volume; BookKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カン、ケン
- Kun'yomi
- ま(く)、まき、ま(き)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 377 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カン・ケン)
- 巻末かんまつend of a book
- 圧巻あっかんhighlight; best part
- 席巻せっけんsweeping conquest; sweeping over
- 一巻いっかんone roll
- 全巻ぜんかんthe whole reel; the whole volume
- 別巻べっかんseparate volume; extra issue
- 巻頭かんとうbeginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page
- 通巻つうかんconsecutive number of (or total) volumes
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 巻き込むまきこむto roll up; to enfold
- 巻き返しまきかえしrally; recovery
- 巻まきroll (e.g. of cloth)
- 絵巻えまきpicture scroll
- 取り巻きとりまきfollowers; hangers-on
- 取り巻くとりまくto surround; to encircle
- 寝巻ねまきsleep-wear; nightclothes
- 寝巻きねまきsleep-wear; nightclothes
- 巻き上げるまきあげるto roll up; to hoist
- 巻き添えまきぞえgetting mixed up in; getting embroiled in
- 巻き網まきあみpurse seine; round haul net
- 巻き貝まきがいsnail; spiral shell
- 巻き起こすまきおこすto create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
- 巻くまくto wind; to coil
- 巻尺まきじゃくtape measure
- 巻添えまきぞえgetting mixed up in; getting embroiled in
- 巻物まきものscroll; rolled book
- 巻紙まきがみrolled letter paper
- 巻込むまきこむto roll up; to enfold
- 息巻くいきまくto rage; to storm (at)
- 渦巻きうずまきwhirlpool; maelstrom
- 渦巻くうずまくto whirl; to eddy
- 竜巻たつまきtornado; waterspout
- 絵巻物えまきものpicture scroll
- 荒巻あらまきsalted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
- 葉巻はまきcigar
- 襟巻きえりまきmuffler (often fur); scarf
- 遠巻きとおまきsurrounding at a distance
- 鉢巻はちまきheadband
- 鉢巻きはちまきheadband
- うず巻き形ガスケットうずまきがたガスケットspiral-wound gasket; spiral gasket
- うず巻くうずまくto whirl; to eddy
- うず巻形ガスケットうずまきがたガスケットspiral-wound gasket; spiral gasket
- えり巻きえりまきmuffler (often fur); scarf
- かい巻かいまきsleeved quilt; futon with sleeves
- かい巻きかいまきsleeved quilt; futon with sleeves
- かっぱ巻かっぱまきcucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
- かっぱ巻きかっぱまきcucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
- ぐるぐる巻きぐるぐるまきrolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
- けむに巻くけむにまくto confuse (someone); to befuddle
- こも巻きこもまきstraw belt wrapped around trees to protect against pests
- す巻すまきwrapping something in a bamboo mat
- だし巻だしまきrolled Japanese-style omelette
- だし巻きだしまきrolled Japanese-style omelette
- だし巻きたまごだしまきたまごrolled Japanese-style omelette
- だし巻き卵だしまきたまごrolled Japanese-style omelette
- だし巻き玉子だしまきたまごrolled Japanese-style omelette
- とぐろを巻くとぐろをまくto coil itself (e.g. a snake)
- ねじり鉢巻きでねじりはちまきでas hard as one can; with one's whole heart
- ねじを巻くねじをまくto wind (e.g. a watch)
- のり巻きのりまきvinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
- よいと巻けよいとまけheave ho (shout used by construction workers, etc. when pulling something big)
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