巻 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 巻意味

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

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巻 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ま.く ma.ku
まき maki
ま.き ma.ki

KUNYOMI　訓読み

カン kan
ケン ken

Examples

この全集の５巻目が見当たらない。

The fifth volume of this set is missing.

その辞書は全２巻です。

The dictionary comes in two volumes.

この全集は最終巻がかけている。

The last volume is missing from this set.

この辞書は、第３巻が今欠けていますが、百ドルでした。

This dictionary, of which the third volume is missing, cost me a hundred dollars.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 11

燃 burn, blaze, glow

跡 tracks, mark, print, impression

包 wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

駐 stop-over, reside in, resident

弱 weak, frail