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Meanings

rough mat (reeds)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サク
ジャク
セキ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

Common Words

す巻
す巻き
簀巻
まき
Noun
Freq #39910
1

wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat

2

Historical term

wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

簀垂れ
(簾)
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #40333
1

bamboo screen; rattan blind

2

すだれ only

bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

生簀
けす
Noun
Freq #60000
1

fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box

さく
Noun
Freq #66274
1

mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)

葦簀
葦簾
葭簀
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #73075
1

reed screen

簀の子
スノコ
簀子
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #73731
1

drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)

簀戸
Noun
Freq #159761
1

bamboo door; door or screen made of fine bamboo strips, allowing air to pass through

巻き簾
巻き簀
きす
Noun
Freq #194732
1

bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat

けす
Noun
Freq #233211
1

bamboo screen or blind

長須鯨
ナガスクジラ
長簀鯨
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #246007
1

fin whale; finback (whale); razorback whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

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