How to say roll in Japanese

JLPTN1
巻☆【まきmaki】巻き

noun:

  • roll (e.g. of cloth)
  • winding
  • volume (of book)

Example Sentences

机tsukueのno上ueにni寝かせてnekasete置くokuとto転がってkorogatte落ちるochiruことがあるkotogaaruのでnode、試験管立てshikenkandateにni立ててtateteおくoku。
If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.
どしどしdoshidoshi仕事shigotoにni取りかかるtorikakaru。
Roll up your sleeves and get to work.
彼女kanojo好調kouchouですdesuねne。
She's on a roll.
彼kareはha順風満帆junpuumanhoだda。
He is on a roll.
彼kareはha出席shussekiをwoとるtoruときtokiいなかったinakatta。
He was absent at roll call.

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