巻 means “roll, scroll, volume”

まく · maku

Also: book, part

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): まく, まき
On'yomi (Chinese reading): カン, ケン

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The story

Two hands (龹) rolling something into a coil (己): a scroll wound tight. 巻く is to roll, 巻 counts the volumes of a manga series, and 竜巻, a dragon rolling across the sky, is a tornado.

Used in 巻く (maku, to roll/wind), 巻き寿司 (makizushi, rolled sushi), and 竜巻 (tatsumaki, tornado)

巻 means “roll, scroll, volume”

The story

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