JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
巻
Roll, scroll, or volume.
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Other forms
巻き maki - noun form
巻く maku - verb form, to roll/wind
1 Counter
Volume
Quantifies individual books, tapes, or discs that are part of a larger sequential series.
Example
A どの 巻 まで 読みました か ？
B 今 、 三巻 を 読んでいます 。
[A:] Which volume have you read up to? [B:] I'm reading volume three now.
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2 Noun
A Roll / Something Rolled Up
Describes an object created by winding material around itself, often functioning as a suffix for specific types of food or items.
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3 Noun (used adverbially)
Speeding Up / Rushing
Indicates a need to accelerate actions or speech to recover lost time during a production or event.
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