巻

まき かん

volume (of book), reel (of film)

長

ちょう なが おさ

head, chief, leader, elder

長い物には巻かれろ

ながいものにはまかれろ

if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

長い物には巻かれよ

ながいものにはまかれよ

if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

巻纓

けんえい かんえい まきえい

rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), looped tail

巻柱

まきばしら まきはしら

gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi

分巻

ぶんまき

alternating-current winding

一巻

いっかん ひとまき いちまき いちかん

one entire scroll

巻尺

まきじゃく

tape measure

巻回

けんかい

to wind around

巻藁

まきわら

straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

詩巻

しかん

collection of poems

虎巻

とらかん とらまき

crib notes, key (to a diagram)

巻紙

まきがみ

paper roll, rolled letter paper

巻末

かんまつ

end of a book

万巻

まんがん まんかん

many scrolls, many books

巻軸

かんじく まきじく

scroll roller, scroll

角巻

かくまき

large square winter shawl

開巻

かいかん

opening (part) of a book