Vocab Info
N1 Noun
巻
roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)
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源氏物語の巻を読む。
Reading a volume of The Tale of Genji. {roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)}
読み終わった巻をクルクルと筒状に戻す。
Roll the finished volume back into a tube shape. {roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)}
オールゴールのぜんまいの巻が壊れてしまいました。
The winding mechanism of the all-goal clockwork has broken. {roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)}
たった二巻の毛糸で父のセーターを作る事は出来るのだろうか?
Can I make a sweater for my father with just two rolls of yarn? {roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)}
子供は上の巻を読むや否や、「下の巻も早く読みたい!」と言い出した。
As soon as the child finished reading the first volume, they exclaimed, "I want to read the second volume quickly!" {roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)}