Meaning

Primary

Headband

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

A bowl scroll is a little bowl thing that you put on your head. It's a headband.

Reading

はちまき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the reading of and 巻く, put together into one word. The reading's pretty weird, but hopefully you can wrap it around your head.

Context

Context Sentences

そのラーメン屋の店主は、いつも色あせた綿の鉢巻を絞めていました。

The owner of that ramen shop was always wearing a faded cotton headband.

Kanji Composition