WORD DETAIL
巻物
まきもの
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
巻物(まきもの) is a scroll or document kept in rolled form. - Basic usage:
巻物を広げるunrolls the document;巻物が入っているidentifies one stored inside a box.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Rolled form and unrolling action
- The noun highlights the physical format rather than the text's subject;
広げるreverses that rolled state.
- The noun highlights the physical format rather than the text's subject;