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Kanji Detail for 枚 - "counter, flat, thin"

枚

  • Meaning

    枚 means "counter, flat, thin."

    1. Trunk - The stem of a tree.

    2. Gag - A wooden piece held in mouth during night raids.

    3. Counter - A word for counting flat, thin objects.

    4. Sheet - A unit for flat items like paper.

  • Words using 枚

    • 一枚 いちまい Listen one (thin, flat object); one sheet
    • 二枚 にまい Listen two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
    • 枚数 まいすう Listen the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
    • 三枚 さんまい Listen three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
    • 一枚岩 いちまいいわ Listen monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.)
    • 二枚目 にまいめ Listen handsome man; actor in a love scene

  • Four-character idioms with 枚

    • 一枚看板 いちまいかんばん Listen leading player; prima donna; box-office star
    • 二枚看板 にまいかんばん Listen the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features

  • Tattoo check: 枚

    • Verified meaning: counter, flat, thin
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 枚

    Given names 枚(まい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects or sheets

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stalk of shrub, trunk of tree

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Mei

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the stalk of a shrub, the trunk of a tree

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A counting unit. One object is also called 一枚. From "Book of Documents": "枚卜功臣" means to divine for each meritorious official one by one. Later, appointing prime ministers was called 枚卜, based on this. | 銜枚: Shaped like chopsticks. Held horizontally in the mouth and tied behind the neck to prevent noise. Used in ancient military marches. Such as 銜枚疾走 means to march silently so enemies cannot detect.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bai(バイ) バイ

    mai(マイ) マイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    counter flat thin sheet card document leaf paper photograph plate ticket

Sentences including 枚

  • Two and three halves to london , please.

  • He is a handsome man.

  • I'd like one more blanket.

  • I found a piece of paper in the room.

  • She cut a picture out of the book.

  • Bring me a sheet of paper , please.

  • Give me five tokens , please.

  • There is a card on the desk.

  • I want to be in your plan.

  • He gave her a piece of paper.

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