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Kanji: 巻
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KANJI

巻

9 strokes

READINGS

ON 音	カン
	ケン

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	己 Radical name: おのれ
Meaning:	Scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	寝巻(ねまき)	sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, nightgown, nightdress
N2	巻(ま)く	to wind, to coil, to roll
N1	取(と)り巻(ま)く	to surround, to circle, to enclose
N1	巻(まき)	volume

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