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巻
Kyōiku Kanji

巻 — “roll / volume” in Japanese

Grade 6かん, ま
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“roll / volume” in Japanese is 巻, read kan, ma (かん, ま). It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 巻物 (scroll).

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What does 巻 mean?

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Kanji巻
Meaningroll / volume
Readingsかん, ま
GradeGrade 6 (Hardest)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example巻物 (scroll)

How to read 巻

巻 is read kan (かん) or ma (ま) depending on the word.

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Updated: 2026-08-28
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