まきす

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Alternative spellings
巻き簾
巻き簀
巻き簾 (makisu): a selection of different makisu mats used to roll sushi.

Etymology

Compound of 巻き (maki, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 巻く (maku, to roll something up)) +‎ (su, a mat or screen made of reed or bamboo).[1] Literally, “rolling mat”.

Pronunciation

Noun

まきす (makisuまきす (makisu)?

  1. makisu, a mat usually made of bamboo and used especially in rolling makizushi

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • English: makisu

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN