Word Meaning 巻頭歌

Listen to 巻頭

巻頭

かんとう

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.)

Listen to 巻頭言

巻頭言

かんとうげん

foreword

Listen to 旋頭歌

旋頭歌

せどうか

traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern

Listen to 開巻劈頭

開巻劈頭

かいかんへきとう

very beginning of a book

Listen to 巻き込む

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve

Listen to 巻き返し

巻き返し

まきかえし

winding (thread, etc.)

Listen to 巻末

巻末

かんまつ

end of a book

Listen to 巻く

巻く

まく

to link (verse)

Listen to 巻

巻

まき

heel (of a Japanese sandal)

Listen to 巻物

巻物

まきもの

sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

Listen to 巻き起こす

巻き起こす

まきおこす

to raise (a cloud of dust)

Listen to 巻き上げる

巻き上げる

まきあげる

to blow up (dust)