Kanji

巻

Meaning

  • scroll
  • volume
  • book
  • part
  • roll up
  • wind up
  • tie
  • coil
  • counter for texts (or book scrolls)

Onyomi

  • kan (カン)
  • ken (ケン)

Kunyomi

  • maku (まく)
  • maki (まき)
  • maki (まき)

Examples

巻く
to roll
maku
巻き込む
to involve, to enfold, to drag into
makikomu