巻(ま)き取(と)り

まきとり
noun
winding up; reeling; roll (of material)
1. winding up; reeling in; spooling
The act of winding something onto a spool, reel, or roll. Used for thread, fishing line, tape, film, cable, and similar materials.
糸(いと)の巻(ま)き取(と)りをする。
To wind up thread.
リールの巻(ま)き取(と)りが速(はや)くて魚(さかな)を逃(に)がさなかった。
The reel retrieval was fast and I didn't let the fish get away.
工場(こうじょう)ではフィルムの巻(ま)き取(と)り速度(そくど)を自動(じどう)で調整(ちょうせい)している。
In the factory, the film winding speed is adjusted automatically.
2. a roll (of paper, film, etc.); wound material
Material that has been wound into a roll, or a product sold in roll form, such as paper towels or plastic wrap.
巻(ま)き取(と)り式(しき)のコードは便利(べんり)だ。
Retractable cords are convenient.
トイレットペーパーの巻(ま)き取(と)りが残(のこ)り少(すく)ない。
The toilet paper roll is almost empty.
この巻(ま)き取(と)り紙(がみ)は一巻(ひとまき)で百(ひゃく)メートルある。
This roll of paper is 100 meters per roll.

Compound noun from 巻(ま)く (to wind, to roll) + 取(と)る (to take). Commonly encountered in everyday life (fishing, household products) and in industrial/manufacturing contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 巻(ま)き取(と)り式(しき): retractable type; reel-type
  • 巻(ま)き取(と)り機(き): winding machine; winder
  • 巻(ま)き取(と)り速度(そくど): winding speed
  • 巻(ま)き取(と)り紙(がみ): roll paper

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 巻(ま)く: to wind, to roll — the base verb
  • リール: reel — the device that winds
  • スプール: spool — another winding device (loanword)
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