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巻 means 'roll up'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 371   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-1    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 36    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 76 words   Used in 194 words   Used in 451 names   Component in 3 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カン
Kun
   まく to roll (up)   まき roll, reel, volume
Additional readings
On    ケン
Variants
卷  
Components
⿱  龹 (关) relation  己 self  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 巻 is used 5 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 巻 is used 178 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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カン : 33 words FIND ALL
か ん 1
noun, counter
volume (of book); reel (of film)
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ケン : 7 words FIND ALL
せ っ け ん 0
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
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カン (read as がん) : 1 word FIND ALL
ま ん が ん 0
noun
many scrolls; many books
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まき : 67 words FIND ALL
ま き 1
Most common form: 巻き
noun
1. roll (e.g. of cloth)
2. winding
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まく : 70 words FIND ALL
ま き こ む 3
Most common form: 巻込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into
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An additional 16 less common words include 巻 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 841 (originally: 826)  Joy o' Kanji : 826  Key to Kanji: 130 

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巻
カン   roll up   まく to roll (up)   まき roll, reel, volume   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
龹
relation
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丷
eight
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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