| 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 |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 藁 【わら】 straw
- 笑 【わら】 LOL, haha
- 敷き藁 【しきわら】 (animal's) litter, bedding
- 巻藁 【まきわら】 straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4083 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2682 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3015 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2103 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 32222X | Morohashi |
| 5234 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2480 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k14.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-14 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85c1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
- 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn
Kun reading compounds
- 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
- 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- flecha
Portuguese
- dardo
- flecha
French
- fléchette
- flèche
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 981 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1092 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1335 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 593 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23929 | Morohashi |
| 2009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 8043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e2 | Unicode hex code |