# 巻 — Scroll

Frequency rank 558 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 婚 (Marriage), less common than 吉 (Good Luck).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: ま、まき
- Radical: 己 Oneself (Kangxi 49)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A gladiator on top wraps around oneself below — the gladiator wraps a scroll around himself, curling the parchment into a tight protective roll.

In words:

- 巻 まき — volume
- 巻く まく — to wind,to coil,to roll
- 寝巻 ねまき — sleep-wear,nightclothes,pyjamas,nightgown,nightdress

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