Kanji

枚

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

マイ, バイ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, ひら, ふむ

Common Readings

マイ

Example sentences

一枚 いちまい
このチームに経験豊富なベテランを一枚加えることにした。

We decided to add one experienced veteran to this team.

布団 ふとん
寒いので、もう一枚布団を掛けた。

It was cold, so I put on another futon.

枚 まい
この書類を三枚コピーしてください。

Please make three copies of this document.

十七 じゅうしち
彼は十七枚のカードを持っている。

He has seventeen cards.

１枚 いちまい
紙を１枚ください。

Please give me one sheet of paper.

二枚 にまい
その書類を二枚コピーしてください。

Please make two copies of that document.

２枚 にまい
映画のチケットを２枚買った。

I bought two movie tickets.

数枚 すうまい
封筒の中から数枚の写真が出てきた。

Several photos came out of the envelope.

瓦 かわら
台風で屋根の瓦が数枚飛んでしまった

A few roof tiles were blown off by the typhoon.

三枚 さんまい
この魚を三枚におろしてください。

Please fillet this fish into three pieces.

Example Vocabulary

一枚

いちまい

one sheet; a person (in a role)

枚

まい

counter for flat objects (paper, plates, tickets, etc.)

１枚

いちまい

one sheet; one flat object

二枚

にまい

two sheets (counter for flat objects)

２枚

にまい

two flat or thin items; two sheets or tickets

数枚

すうまい

several sheets; a few (flat objects)

三枚

さんまい

three (flat objects); three pieces

３枚

さんまい

枚数

まいすう

number of sheets/copies

二枚目

にまいめ

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