巻く

まく · maku · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to wind

📜🧶 maku = maki sushi, the rolled sushi; 巻 also means a scroll

Maki sushi (巻き寿司) is named after this verb: rice and fillings rolled up in seaweed. The kanji 巻 also counts scrolls and book volumes, which were once rolled up. Its kun reading is まき in nouns and まく as the verb.

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