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Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
rolling by hand; winding by hand
General noun/adjectival use for something rolled or wound manually, such as sushi rolls, cigarettes, or watches.
For hand-rolled cigarettes, you buy the paper and tobacco separately.
This watch is a hand-wound type.
2
hand-rolled sushi; temaki
abbreviationfood / cooking
Abbreviation of 手巻き寿司. Refers to cone-shaped sushi rolls made by hand, often at home or in casual settings.
See also: 手巻き寿司
Let's have hand-rolled sushi tonight.
3
windup watch; mechanical watch
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 手巻き時計. Refers to a watch that requires manual winding, as opposed to automatic or quartz.
I still use my grandfather's windup watch, which he left me.