恵方巻

Japanese

恵方巻 (ehōmaki): four rolls of ehōmaki sushi.

Kanji in this term
恵	方	巻
え Grade: S	ほう Grade: 2	ま(き) Grade: 6
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
惠方卷 (kyūjitai) 恵方巻き

Etymology

Compound of 恵(え)方(ほう) (ehō, “favorable direction”) + 巻(まき) (maki, “roll”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll something up”)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えほーまき [èhóómákí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [e̞ho̞ːma̠kʲi]

Noun

恵(え)方(ほう)巻(まき) • (ehōmaki) ^{←ゑはうまき (wefaumaki)?}

1. a large sushi roll eaten while facing in a favorable direction at 節(せつ)分(ぶん) (setsubun)