巻
カン • ケン
ま.く • まき • ま.き
scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Words
巻き癖
まきくせ
- curl (on a rolled poster, etc.) n
太巻き寿司
ふとまきずし
- futomaki; thick roll of makizushi n
螺子を巻く
ねじをまく ネジをまく
- to wind (e.g. a watch) exp v5k
- to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up exp v5k id
長い物には巻かれよ
ながいものにはまかれよ
- if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them exp proverb
長い物には巻かれろ
ながいものにはまかれろ
- if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them exp proverb