Word Meaning 書巻

しょかん shokan

書巻 is read as しょかん (shokan) and means book (usu. old).

Meaning

English

  1. book (usu. old)
  2. publication
  3. document

Reading

Kana

しょかん

Romaji

shokan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 91789 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

書籍

しょせき

book

書誌学

しょしがく

bibliography (study of books)

書簡

しょかん

letter

書庫

しょこ

archive (file)

書林

しょりん

vast stock of books

書誌

しょし

bibliography (history or description of books)

一巻

いっかん

first volume

葉巻

はまき

cigar

席巻

せっけん

sweeping (over, across)

圧巻

あっかん

highlight

まき

heel (of a Japanese sandal)