風巻

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 [shìmákí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕima̠kʲi]

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”)

References

“〈風巻〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025