What is the Kanji for "Scroll"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Scroll", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Scroll" is "巻".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Ma" and "Maki".

Its onyomi reading is "Kan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The kanji "己" means "Oneself" and can be read as "Ki", "Ko", and "Onore"

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "巻" mean in japanese?

"巻" means "Scroll".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

巻: "Volume". The suffix '巻 (かん)' refers to a 'volume' or 'book' of a multi-volume work or series. It is used to indicate the specific volume or part within a collection. For example:第1巻 (だいいっかん) - First volume, 三巻本 (さんかんぼん) - Three-volume work.

巻く: "Wind". The Japanese verb '巻く (まく)' means 'to wind' or 'to roll up'. This verb is used to describe the action of winding something around an object or rolling up an item like a scroll or towel. For example: Wind the rope around the pole - (ロープを柱に巻く). She wound the bandage around his arm - (彼女は包帯を彼の腕に巻いた).

巻き込む: "Envelop" or "Involve". The Japanese verb '巻き込む (まきこむ)' has two main meanings. The first meaning is 'to envelop', which refers to the action of wrapping or enclosing something within something else. For example: The tornado enveloped the house - (竜巻が家を巻き込んだ). The second meaning is 'to involve', which means to include or draw someone or something into a situation, often without their consent or knowledge. For example: The scandal involved many high-profile figures - (スキャンダルが多くの有名人を巻き込んだ).

取り巻く: "Surround". The Japanese verb '取り巻く (とりまく)' means 'to surround'. This verb is used to describe when something or someone is encircled or encompassed by other things or people. It can be used for physical surroundings as well as abstract situations. For example: The trees surround the house - (木々が家を取り巻いている). The political scandal was surrounded by controversy - (政治スキャンダルは問題に取り巻かれていた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.