襟えり巻まき

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

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noun

scarf; muffler

A scarf worn around the neck, especially for warmth. The term is neutral and common in everyday use.

寒さむいので襟えり巻まきをして出でかけた

。

I went out wearing a scarf because it was cold.

彼かの女じょは手て編あみの襟えり巻まきをプレゼントしてくれた。

She gave me a hand-knitted scarf as a present.

Usage patterns

襟えり巻まきを巻まくto wrap a scarf around one's neck
寒さむいので襟えり巻まきを巻まいて出でかけた。
It was cold, so I wrapped a scarf around my neck before going out.
襟えり巻まきを外はずすto take off a scarf
部屋へやに入はいると襟えり巻まきを外はずした。
I took off my scarf when I entered the room.

Kanji

襟collar, neck, lapel
巻scroll, volume, book

Related words

マフラーN3
マフラー is the common loanword for a warm winter scarf and is used interchangeably with 襟巻き, though 襟巻き sounds more old-fashioned or literary.
スカーフN3
スカーフ usually refers to a light, decorative scarf worn for fashion, while 襟巻き stresses wrapping the neck for warmth.

Counted with

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

Built from

襟えり+巻まく

Written forms

襟えり巻まきUsage31%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
襟えり巻まきUsage31%
Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.
エリマキUsage26%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used in product names or for emphasis.
えりまきUsage13%

Etymology

Compound of 襟 (eri, 'collar') and 巻き (maki, 'wrapping'), literally 'collar wrap'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes a scarf wrapped around the neck.