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5Elementary year 68 strokesRadical
On
マイ
Kun
Meaning
counter for flat thin things; sheet

Origin

ORIGIN

木 "wood" plus 攵 "to strike"; thin boards split from wood — hence the counter for flat things.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

マイ枚数・枚挙・大枚

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 一枚いちまい

    one sheet

  • 枚数まいすう

    number of sheets

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

紙を五枚もらった。

I received five sheets of paper.

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