巻 = 龹 + 己

巻 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “scroll”. It is built from 龹 (quarter) and 己 (self). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1292. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: scroll
RTK frame: 1292
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カン, ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ま.く, まき, ま.き
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: прокручивать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 巻 scroll

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 巻

How to find 巻 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “quarter” + “self”. 巻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 巻 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.