How to say 'Volume' in Japanese | 巻

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The Japanese word for Volume is 'Kan', written as 巻 in Japanese.'Volume' in hiragana is かん.

word

巻

Meaning

Volume

Reading

かん

kan

Kanji

巻Scroll

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '巻 (かん)' is used to denote a volume or a book in a series. It is commonly attached to numbers to indicate the specific volume of a book, manga, or other serialized publications. For example: volume one「第一巻」(だいいっかん). volume three「第三巻」(だいさんかん). This suffix is also used in historical contexts to refer to scrolls or volumes of ancient texts. For instance: the first scroll of the tale「物語の第一巻」(ものがたりのだいいっかん). Note that '巻' can also be used in compound words to indicate a roll or coil, but this is less common in everyday usage.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1272

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 巻

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

巻

Meaning

Scroll

Words Related to 巻 Through the Kanji 巻

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 巻 as well.

word

巻く

Meaning

Wind, Roll

word

巻き込む

Meaning

Involve

word

取り巻く

Meaning

Surround

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'Kan' means 'Volume' .

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