細ほそ巻まき

noun

thin roll; rolling something thinly

Refers to the act of rolling something into a thin shape, or the resulting thin roll. Commonly used for thin sushi rolls (細巻き寿司), but can also apply to cigarettes, etc. Often contrasted with 太巻き (thick roll).

See also: 太巻き (ふとまき)

• 細ほそ巻まきは海の苔りでご飯はんと具ぐを細ほそく巻まいた寿す司しです。

  Hosomaki is sushi made by rolling rice and fillings thinly in nori.

• 彼かれはたばこを細ほそ巻まきにして吸すった。

  He rolled a thin cigarette and smoked it.