volume (of a book); reel (of film)
Used for bound volumes of a multi-volume work, or for reels of film. Often appears with numbers as a counter: 一巻, 二巻.
This manga series is complete in 12 volumes.
Refers to a rolled-up object, such as a hanging scroll or a roll of paper. Less common in modern everyday contexts than 巻物 (まきもの).
There are many reels of film for the movie.
A hanging scroll is displayed in the alcove.
I bought a roll of wrapping paper.
巻 is the everyday counter/noun for a volume in a series, while 編 stresses a textual division or compiled section rather than a simple sequential volume.
巻 is the general term/counter for a volume in a multi-volume set, while 分冊 specifically stresses that a single work has been divided into separate physical books.
巻 is the native, standard counter/word for a book volume in a series, while ボリューム sounds like an English-style label often used in titles or numbering.
巻 read まき refers to a physical roll, winding, or a narrative volume in native-style speech, while 巻 read かん is the reading used in numbered book-volume compounds such as 第一巻.
complete set; all volumes · whole volume; entire film
highlight; best part · stunning; spectacular; breathtaking · stun; amaze; impress; overwhelm emotionally
beginning of a book/magazine; opening pages · beginning of a matter; start
end of a book; back of a volume
last volume; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
first volume; volume one
volume number; reel number; scroll number · number of volumes; number of reels; number of scrolls; number of turns (coil); number of windings · set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
separate volume; extra issue
consecutive volume number; total number of volumes
The kanji 巻 originally depicts a hand rolling something up, giving the core meaning of 'roll' or 'scroll'. The reading かん is the on'yomi, used in compound words and counters.
one roll; one coil · one volume; one book · first volume · rolling once; wrapping once around
many scrolls; many books
middle volume; second volume (of three)
previous volume
gōkan; bound-volume picture book
picture scroll
end of a book; colophon
books; volumes
scroll roller; center rod of a scroll
beginning of a scroll or book