太巻(ふとま)き

ふとまき
noun
thick sushi roll
food
1. thick sushi roll; fat roll
A type of sushi roll made with a full sheet of nori seaweed and filled with multiple ingredients, resulting in a thick, round cross-section. A staple of home-made sushi and bento boxes.
太巻(ふとま)きを作(つく)った。
I made thick sushi rolls.
節分(せつぶん)には太巻(ふとま)きを丸(まる)かぶりする習慣(しゅうかん)がある。
There is a custom of eating a whole thick sushi roll on Setsubun.
お弁当(べんとう)に太巻(ふとま)きを切(き)って入(い)れると、断面(だんめん)がきれいで喜(よろこ)ばれる。
If you slice thick sushi rolls and put them in a bento, the colorful cross-section looks nice and people love it.

Usage

太巻(ふとま)き is contrasted with 細巻(ほそま)き (thin roll), which uses half a sheet of nori and a single filling. 太巻(ふとま)き typically contains multiple ingredients such as egg, cucumber, kanpyo, and fish.

Cultural note

During 節分(せつぶん) (February 3), it is customary in many parts of Japan to eat a whole 太巻(ふとま)き called 恵方巻(えほうまき) while facing the lucky direction of the year.

Common collocations

  • 太巻(ふとま)きを巻(ま)く: to roll a thick sushi roll
  • 太巻(ふとま)き寿司(ずし): thick-rolled sushi

Forms

太(ふと) (thick) + 巻(ま)き (roll).

Related Words

Compare: 細巻(ほそま)き (thin sushi roll)
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