The act or method of rolling or winding by hand (e.g., hand-rolled sushi, hand-rolled cigarette, winding a watch by hand).
彼は自分で葉巻を手巻きする習慣がある。
He has a habit of rolling his own cigars by hand.
古い時計は自分で手巻きしないと動かないことがある。
Some old watches won't run unless you wind them by hand.
ホームパーティーで材料を並べて手巻きして食べた。
At the home party we laid out ingredients and rolled them by hand to eat.
Abbreviation of temaki-zushi: hand-rolled sushi, usually cone-shaped nori filled with rice and toppings, often made at the table.
今日は手巻き寿司を作って、好きな具を巻いて食べよう。
Let's make hand-rolled sushi today and roll whatever toppings we like.
子どもたちは自分で手巻きを作るのが楽しいと言った。
The children said making hand-rolls themselves was fun.
パーティーでは手巻きが人気で、テーブルが賑わった。
Hand-rolls were popular at the party, and the table was lively.
A mechanical watch that is wound by hand (a hand-wound watch), as opposed to an automatic (self-winding) watch.
祖父の形見の手巻き時計を毎朝上げている。
I wind my grandfather's heirloom hand-wound watch every morning.
手巻きの腕時計は定期的にメンテナンスが必要だ。
Hand-wound wristwatches require regular maintenance.