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枚

sheet of...
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingマイ、バイ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. sheet of...
  2. counter for flat thin objects or sheets
  3. a sheet ofRtK
  1. counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins)
  2. counter for portions of gyōza or soba
  3. counter for ranks
  4. counter for wrestlers of a particular rank
  5. counter for fields or rice paddies

Synonyms

三枚

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sheet of… · tree (木) · wood (木) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 354

Compound words

一枚いちまい
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
三枚さんまい
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
枚挙まいきょ
enumeration
枚数まいすう
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
二枚にまい
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
一枚岩いちまいいわ
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
二枚舌にまいじた
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued
二枚目にまいめ
handsome man; actor in a love scene
１枚いちまい
one (thin, flat object)
３枚さんまい
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
一枚下いちまいした
one step lower
一枚貝いちまいがい
univalve
一枚上いちまいうえ
one step higher
三枚目さんまいめ
comedian
一枚看板いちまいかんばん
leading player
枚を銜むばいをふくむ
to gag (a horse)
枚挙に遑がないまいきょにいとまがない
too many to count
枚挙に遑が無いまいきょにいとまがない
too many to count

On Reading Examples

彼は秘書にコピーをもう１枚とらせた。まい
He had his secretary make another copy.tatoeba
彼は彼女に紙を１枚あげた。まい
He gave her a piece of paper.tatoeba
彼は箱にコインを何枚か入れた。まい
He put some coins in the box.tatoeba
彼は切手を５００枚も集めた。まい
He has collected no fewer than five hundred stamps.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は秘書にコピーをもう１枚とらせた。
He had his secretary make another copy.tatoeba
彼は彼女に紙を１枚あげた。
He gave her a piece of paper.tatoeba
彼は箱にコインを何枚か入れた。
He put some coins in the box.tatoeba
彼は切手を５００枚も集めた。
He has collected no fewer than five hundred stamps.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

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