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Kanji Detail for 枚 - "sheet, piece, counter"
枚
- Meaning
枚 means "sheet, piece, counter."
Trunk - The stem of a tree.
Gag - A wooden piece held in mouth during night raids.
Counter - A word for counting flat, thin objects.
Sheet - A unit for flat items like paper.
- 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.
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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.
トークンを５枚ください。
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.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あの目眩るしい東京の下宿の二階で、遠く走る電車の音を耳にしながら、頁を一枚一枚にまくって行く方が、気に張りがあって心持よく勉強ができた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
原稿紙へ細字で三枚ばかり国へ帰ってから以後の自分というようなものを題目にして書き綴ったのを送る事にした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
不断もこんな風にお互いが仕切一枚を間に置いて黙り合っている場合は始終あったのですが、私はＫが静かであればあるほど、彼の存在を忘れるのが普通の状態だったのですから、その時の私はよほど調子が狂っていたものと見なければなりません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
葬式の帰りに同じ問いを掛けて、同じ答えを得たＫの友人は、懐から一枚の新聞を出して私に見せました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
不断もこんな風にお互いが仕切一枚を間に置いて黙り合っている場合は始終あったのですが、私はＫが静かであればあるほど、彼の存在を忘れるのが普通の状態だったのですから、その時の私はよほど調子が狂っていたものと見なければなりません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
葬式の帰りに同じ問いを掛けて、同じ答えを得たＫの友人は、懐から一枚の新聞を出して私に見せました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha