まき

See also: マキ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
巻き
巻

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 巻(ま)く (maku).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

まき • (maki) 

  1. winding
  2. roll
    手(て)巻(ま)き寿(ず)司(し) ― temaki-zushi ― hand roll (sushi)
  3. a scroll or book
    絵(え)巻(まき) ― emaki ― picture scroll
  4. a volume or chapter in a larger book or series

Verb

まき • (maki) ←まき (maki)?

  1. stem or continuative form of まく (maku) [godan]

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
牧

Thought to be from 馬(ま) (ma, “horse”, obsolete or in compounds) + 城(き) (ki, “fortress, castle”, archaic).[5][2][6]

Pronunciation

Noun

まき • (maki) 

  1. pasture
Derived terms

Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
薪

The ki element is most likely from 木(き) (ki, “wood; timber”) (compare English firewood), but the ultimate etymology is unclear. Theories include:[7]

First found in the Shinsen Jikyō, first Japanese dictionary containing native kun'yomi readings of Chinese characters, completed some time between 898–901 CE.[7]

Pronunciation

Noun

まき • (maki) 

  1. firewood
    Synonym: たきぎ (takigi)

Etymology 4
Alternative spellings
真木
槙
柀

From Old Japanese, originally from 真(ま) (ma-, “great, excellent”, archaic use) + 木(き) (ki, “tree”),[6][8] likely from how the trees were well-suited for use as timber.[3]

First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE in sense 1 and in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.[8]

Pronunciation

Noun

まき or マキ • (maki) 

  1. an ornamental evergreen tree, particularly cedar or cypress
  2. Synonym of 高野槇 (kōyamaki, “Japanese umbrella-pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)”) or 犬槇 (inumaki, “yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)”)
Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マキ.
Derived terms
  • 高野槇(こうやまき) (kōyamaki)
  • 犬槇(いぬまき) (inumaki)

Proper noun

まき • (Maki) 

  1. 牧: a surname
  2. 眞木: a surname
  3. 眞木: a male given name
  4. 真紀: a female given name
  5. 真木: a surname
  6. 真希: a female given name
  7. 茉希: a female given name

References
  1. “巻”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. “牧”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  6. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  7. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  8. “真木・槇・柀”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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