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巻

juǎn
noun #36,157

Meanings

  1. 1 roll, scroll (Japanese kanji variant of 卷)
  2. 2 volume (of a book or anime/manga series)

Examples

这本漫画一共有十巻。
Zhè běn mànhuà yígòng yǒu shí juǎn.
This manga has ten volumes in total.
封面上写着「第一巻」。
Fēngmiàn shang xiě zhe 「dì yī juǎn」.
The cover reads 'Volume One'.

Tips

usage
巻 is the Japanese-style simplification of 卷 (juǎn). In modern Chinese always write 卷 — 巻 only appears in Chinese text when quoting Japanese book titles, anime/manga volume numbers, or scanned Japanese sources. Same meaning, same pinyin.

Stroke Order

巻 juǎn