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.
手巻きのたばこは紙と葉を別々に買う。
For hand-rolled cigarettes, you buy the paper and tobacco separately.
この時計は手巻き式だ。
This watch is a hand-wound type.
noun
hand-rolled sushi; temaki
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
今夜は手巻きにしよう。
Let's have hand-rolled sushi tonight.
noun
windup watch; mechanical watch
Abbreviation of 手巻き時計. Refers to a watch that requires manual winding, as opposed to automatic or quartz.
祖父の形見の手巻きを今でも使っている。
I still use my grandfather's windup watch, which he left me.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 巻き (rolling/winding), literally 'hand-rolling' or 'hand-winding'.