恵方巻

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恵方巻 (ehōmaki): four rolls of ehōmaki sushi.
Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 2
ま(き)
Grade: 6
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
惠方卷 (kyūjitai)
恵方巻き

Etymology

Compound of ()(ほう) (ehō, favorable direction) + (まき) (maki, roll, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (maku, to roll something up)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ほう)(まき) (ehōmakiゑはうまき (wefaumaki)?

  1. a large sushi roll eaten while facing in a favorable direction at (せつ)(ぶん) (setsubun)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN