► 名詞
巻 [(2)まき] meaning: book rank: 3
☆ ハリーポッターの最初の巻を読んだ ⇨ I read the first book of Harry Potter (☛ Originally referred to a book on a scroll)
巻 [(2)まき] meaning: roll rank: 3
☆ 巻き寿司 ⇨ Roll sushi
► 接尾辞
巻 [(1)かん] meaning: volume rank: 3
☆ 百科事典の第一巻 ⇨ The volume one of an encyclopedia
More examples:
- 千年前の巻物 ⇨ A 1000-year-old scroll
- 彼にはいつも取巻きがぞろぞろついてまわる ⇨ Entourages always follow him in droves
- 彼は包帯でぐるぐる巻きで、見るからに痛々しい感じだった ⇨ He was covered in bandages and I could almost feel his pain by just watching
- 金属の巻き尺 ⇨ A metal tape measure
- 蛇が獲物に巻き付いた ⇨ A snake wound itself around its prey
- 彼が行く所全てに取巻きがついて行く ⇨ Wherever he goes so do his entourage
- 料金の詳細については巻末の料金表を参照して下さい ⇨ For the details of the pricing, please refer to the price table at the end
- 日本を取り巻く国際環境は変わり続けている ⇨ The international environment surrounding Japan keeps changing
- 被害者は煙に巻かれて逃げ遅れた ⇨ The victims got enveloped by smoke and failed to escape
- 面倒に巻き込まれたくない ⇨ I don’t want to get sucked into a trouble
- アジア人には天然の巻き毛は殆どいない ⇨ There are few Asians with natural curly hair
- 彼には何処に行くにも大勢の取巻きが付いて回る ⇨ Wherever he goes a huge entourage follows him around
- 彼は未だ寝巻き姿だった ⇨ He was still wearing pajamas
- ビートルズが世界を席巻した ⇨ The Beatles swept through the world
- 彼は寝巻のままで朝食を食べていた ⇨ He was having breakfast still in pajamas