巻物(まきもの)

まきもの
noun
scroll; rolled sushi
food
1. scroll
A roll of paper or silk with writing or illustrations, traditionally used for documents, paintings, and religious texts in East Asia.
古(ふる)い巻物(まきもの)が発見(はっけん)された。
An old scroll was discovered.
博物館(はくぶつかん)には平安(へいあん)時代(じだい)の巻物(まきもの)が展示(てんじ)されている。
Scrolls from the Heian period are on display at the museum.
この巻物(まきもの)には当時(とうじ)の生活(せいかつ)が細(こま)かく描(えが)かれている。
This scroll depicts the daily life of that era in fine detail.
2. rolled sushi, maki roll
Sushi made by rolling rice and fillings in a sheet of nori (seaweed) using a bamboo mat. Short for 巻(ま)き寿司(ずし).
巻物(まきもの)を一本(いっぽん)注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered one sushi roll.
今日(きょう)のお昼(ひる)は巻物(まきもの)にしよう。
Let's have rolled sushi for lunch today.
子(こ)どもたちと一緒(いっしょ)に巻物(まきもの)を作(つく)るのは楽(たの)しい。
It's fun to make sushi rolls together with the kids.

Usage

The two meanings are usually clear from context. In historical or cultural contexts, 巻物(まきもの) means a scroll. In food contexts, it refers to rolled sushi (巻(ま)き寿司(ずし)). Scrolls are counted with 巻(かん) or 本(ほん); sushi rolls are counted with 本(ほん).

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Related Words

Compare: 絵巻(えまき) (picture scroll, illustrated scroll)
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