► 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:
- 彼は高速道路で事故に巻き込まれた ⇨ He got involved in an accident (someone else caused) on the freeway
- 新法案を巡って大騒動が巻き起こった ⇨ A big turmoil has happened over the new bill
- 彼はロープを木に巻き付けた ⇨ He wound the rope around a tree
- 彼女の見事な包丁さばきには舌を巻いた ⇨ I rolled my tongue, was quite impressed, by the deftness of the way she uses kitchen knives
- 鶏の昆布巻き ⇨ Chicken kelp wraps
- 彼はイカサマ麻雀で金を巻き上げられた ⇨ He was swindled money in rigged Mahjong
- 千年前の巻物 ⇨ A 1000-year-old scroll
- 大谷翔平はメジャーリーグで旋風を巻き起こした ⇨ Shohei Otani became a whirlwind, big sensation, in MLB
- 彼女は中年の男を誑かして金を巻き上げた ⇨ She manipulated a middle-aged man and swindled him of money
- 最後の死闘の場面は圧巻だった ⇨ The scene of the final duel was tremendous
- 彼は必勝と書いた鉢巻をしている ⇨ He is wearing a headband that says “Go for win”
- 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
- 彼等はシーズン後半に巻き返した ⇨ They fought back in the second half of the season
- 秘書達は政治家のスキャンダルの巻き添えを食って仕事を失った ⇨ The assistants of the politician lost their jobs because of the ripple effect of his scandal
- 面倒に巻き込まれたくない ⇨ I don’t want to get sucked into a trouble