Kanji
Readingまき
Frequency10%
Used in (123 in total)
tornado; waterspout
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
picture scroll
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
curl; curly hair; ringlet
reel for a spare bowstring
snail; spiral shell
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
cigarette; cigar
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
sword with a very long grip
spring roll
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
curling inwards (esp. the tips of one's hair)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
cirrus (cloud)
curly hair; curled hair
something rolled in paper; paper roll; cigarette
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; Meiji period women's hairstyle; type of dance in kabuki; knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (color); constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
comforter; muffler; neckerchief; scarf; neckwear
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
to twine around
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
taking up; winding; rolled paper
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
one's followers or hangers-on
hachimaki tied in the back
scroll roller; scroll
detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing)
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
purse seine; round haul net
large square winter shawl
close-range fletched practice arrow
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
spiral (shape); swirl
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
rolled Japanese-style omelette
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise; eccentric; abnormal
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
one entire scroll
zebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)
winding (coil, armature, etc.)
kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern
obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body
straw belt wrapped around trees to protect against pests; decorative straw wrapped around wine barrels
alternating-current winding
rolled paper; roll of printing paper
odamaki mushi; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
blizzard; snowstorm
spiral-wound gasket; spiral gasket
chōfu-maki (traditional Japanese sweet)
white fish vinegared and rolled with kombu
gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi
woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow
rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); looped tail
omelette rolled together with seaweed
makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu
egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii); frill-necked lizard
any monkey of family Cebidae (esp. the capuchin monkeys of genus Cebus, but also including marmosets, tamarins and squirrel monkeys)
aphid; plant louse; plant lice
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
spinetail devil ray (Mobula japonica); Japanese devil ray
brown capuchin; tufted capuchin (Cebus apella)
trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
basketfish (Kentrocapros aculeatus)
constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
ruff; reeve (species of sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax)