巻

snail; spiral shell

Martial arts

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; left-hook accident; right-hook accident

volume number; reel number; scroll number

number of volumes; number of reels; number of scrolls; number of turns (of a coil); number of windings (of a transformer, electromagnet, etc.)

かんじゅ／かんず only

a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk

tape measure

Food, cooking

makizushi; rolled sushi; sushi roll; vinegared rice and fillings rolled in nori or a thin omelette

Noun or verb acting prenominally

taking up; winding

Abbreviation

rolled paper

fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried

Abbreviation

Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder

Archaic; Orig. meaning

black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed

straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

(center portion of a) scroll (centre)

to wind around

lining

cirrus (cloud)

rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); looped tail

getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

bobbin; reel; spool

foreword; preface; prefatory note

hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)

tendril

Sumo

twist down

puttee

prefatory song or poem; opening song

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

ingrown toenail

curl (on a rolled poster, etc.)