| 841 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 826 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 636 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 885 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 493 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 507 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 516 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 715 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 555 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8759P | Morohashi |
| 2645 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1207 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1292 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 878 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
944 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巻 【カン】 volume (of book), reel (of film), scroll (of books or paintings), roll (paper, etc.)
- 巻末 【カンマツ】 end of a book
- 圧巻 【アッカン】 highlight, best part, stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking, to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion)
- 通巻 【ツウカン】 consecutive number of volumes, total number of volumes
- 巻雲 【ケンウン】 cirrus (cloud)
- 巻纓 【ケンエイ】 rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), looped tail
- 席巻 【セッケン】 sweeping (over, across), conquering, overwhelming
Kun reading compounds
- 巻く 【まく】 to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf), to envelope, to shroud, to outflank, to skirt, to link (verse), to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- enrollar
- rollo
- volumen
- tomo
- liar
Portuguese
- rolo
- volume
- livro
- parte
- enrolar
- laço
- mola
- sufixo para contagem de para textos (em livros)
French
- rouleau
- livre
- tome
- volume
- partie
- enrouler
- envelopper
- compteur de textes (manuscrits roulés)
| 1056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a9.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 9071.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5dfb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
456 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 末 【マツ】 the end (of), powder
- 末日 【マツジツ】 last day (of a month)
- 幕末 【バクマツ】 Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period
- 終末 【シュウマツ】 end, close, conclusion, termination
- 末路 【マツロ】 last days, the end, one's fate
- 末裔 【マツエイ】 descendant
Kun reading compounds
- 末 【すえ】 end, tip, top, end (of the year, month, etc.), close, youngest child, descendants, offspring, posterity, future, (finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of, trifles, trivialities, degenerate age
- 末広 【すえひろ】 spreading out like an open fan, becoming prosperous, folding fan, ceremonial folding fan
- 来月末 【らいげつまつ】 end of next month
- 末の末 【すえのすえ】 the last
- 末 【うら】 top end, tip
- 末枯れ 【うらがれ】 dying of the little twigs and branches
- 末 【うれ】 new shoots, new growth (of a tree)
- 末葉 【うらば】 end leaves, top leaves, last leaves
- 木の末 【このうれ】 treetop, tip of a branch
Readings
- Korean:
- mal
Spanish
- aún
- punta
- extremo
- final
- polvo
- fin
- futuro
- el más joven
Portuguese
- não ainda
- fim
- fechar
- dica
- pó
- posteridade
French
- extrémité
- fin
- dernier
- poudre
- avenir
- postérité
| 515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 615 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 587 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 528 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 177 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 565 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 616 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 211 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 305 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 305 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 584 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4317 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14420 | Morohashi |
| 3505 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 230 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 457 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672b | Unicode hex code |