下巻(げかん)

げかん
noun
second volume; last volume (of a two- or three-part work)
1. second volume; last volume
The final volume of a book or work published in two or three parts. The pair of 上巻(じょうかん) (first volume).
下巻(げかん)はまだ読(よ)んでいない。
I haven't read the second volume yet.
下巻(げかん)の発売(はつばい)を楽(たの)しみにしている。
I'm looking forward to the release of the second volume.
下巻(げかん)まで読(よ)み終(お)わったとき、物語(ものがたり)の全体(ぜんたい)がようやく理解(りかい)できた。
When I finished reading through the second volume, I finally understood the story as a whole.

Used for the second (or final) volume of a two- or three-part book set. The pair is 上巻(じょうかん) (first volume); in three-part sets, 中巻(ちゅうかん) sits between them.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 下巻(げかん)を読(よ)む: read the second volume
  • 下巻(げかん)を買(か)う: buy the second volume
  • 上巻(じょうかん)・下巻(げかん){セット}: first-and-second volume set

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 上巻(じょうかん): first volume — the pair of 下巻(げかん)
  • 中巻(ちゅうかん): middle volume — used only in three-part sets
  • 最終巻(さいしゅうかん): final volume — used for multi-volume series of any length
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Added 2026.5.31 11:08
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