風巻

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
風	巻
し Grade: 2	ま(き) Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
風卷 (kyūjitai) 風巻き

Etymology

From 風(し) (shi, (rare) wind) + 巻(ま)き (maki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 巻(ま)く (maku, “to wind; to whirl”)).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しまき (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

風(し)巻(まき) • (shimaki) ^{←しまき (simaki)^?}

violent winds; a gale

Derived terms

雪(ゆき)風(し)巻(まき) (yukishimaki, “blizzard; snowstorm”)

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