Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(まき)roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      roll (e.g. of cloth)

    2. Noun

      2.

      winding (e.g. watch)

    3. Noun

      3.

      volume (of book)

    4. Noun

      4.

      speeding up

    5. Noun

      5.

      heel (of a Japanese sandal)

      Rare term

    All Forms

    巻 【まき】巻き 【まき】

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    Examples

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      源氏物語(げんじものがたり)(まき)()む。

      Reading a volume of The Tale of Genji. {roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)}

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      ()()わった(まき)をクルクルと(つつ)(じょう)(もど)す。

      Roll the finished volume back into a tube shape. {roll (e.g. of cloth), winding, volume (of book)}

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      オールゴールのぜんまいの(まき)(こわ)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)}

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      たった(ふた)(まき)毛糸(けいと)(ちち)のセーターを(つく)(こと)出来(でき)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)}

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      子供(こども)(じょう)(まき)()むや(いな)や、「()(まき)(はや)()みたい!」と()()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)}

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