Jisho

×

9 strokes
Radical:
oneself 己 (巳, 已, 㔾)
Parts:
Variants:
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Kun:
ま.くまきま.き
On:
カンケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
944 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
juan4, juan3
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)
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)
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

10 strokes
Radical:
run 走 (赱)
Parts:
rouse, wake up, get up
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
  • 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
  • 突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, protrusion, bump, boss, process, apophysis
  • 決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet

Kun reading compounds

  • 起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
  • 起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
  • 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
  • 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
  • 起つ 【たつ】 to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi3
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • despertar
  • levantarse
  • comenzar
  • comienzo
  • despertar a alguien

Portuguese

  • despertar
  • acordar
  • levantar

French

  • se lever
  • se réveiller
  • début
  • se produire
  • provoquer
181 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
268 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
250 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
443 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4541 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
579 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
256 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1262 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.15 Japanese for Busy People
373 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
374 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
128 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1755 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4099 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2079 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2818 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
532 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37048 Morohashi
3307 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5849 New Nelson (John Haig)
526 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
565 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
246 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
352 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470 2001 Kanji
3b7.11 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
4780.1 Four corner code
1-21-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8d77 Unicode hex code