How do you read 上巻?

上巻 is read じょうかん (joukan).

What JLPT level is 上巻?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 上巻 in romaji?

上巻 is written joukan in romaji, also spelled jokan.

What kanji are in 上巻?

上 (Above, Up); 巻 (Scroll, Volume).

上巻じょうかん

じょうかん · joukan (also spelled jokan)

noun

First volume (in a two or three-volume set), first book, volume one, book one

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Kanji in this word

上Above, Up 音じょう・しょう訓うえ・-うえ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes 巻Scroll, Volume, Book 音かん・けん訓ま.く・まき JLPT N2 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

上じょうfirst volume; superior quality; governmental 上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing 真上まうえjust above, right overhead ～巻～かんvolume 巻くまくto wind, to coil, to roll 寝巻ねまきsleep-wear, pajamas 取り巻くとりまくto surround, to circle, to enclose

Questions

What does 上巻 mean?

First volume (in a two or three-volume set), first book, volume one, book one.

How do you pronounce 上巻?

じょうかん (joukan). Press Listen above to hear it.

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