紙巻き

紙巻き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紙	巻
かみ Grade: 2	ま Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 紙巻

Etymology

紙 (kami, “paper”) +‎ 巻き (maki, “roll; rolling”, from 巻く (maku, “to roll”))

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かみまき [kàmímákí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲima̠kʲi]

Noun

紙巻き (hiragana かみまき, rōmaji kamimaki)

1. a roll of paper

   紙巻 (かみま)きワイヤー

   kamimaki waiyā

   paper-covered wire

2. Short for 紙巻きたばこ (kamimaki tabako, “cigarette”).

   紙巻 (かみま)きを吸 (す)う

   kamimaki o suu

   to smoke a cigarette