| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 一枚 | いちまい | one thin flat object, one sheet |
| 二枚 | にまい | two sheets (pieces) (of paper) |
| 枚数 | まいすう | the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of sumo wrestlers |
| 一枚岩 | いちまいいわ | monolithic |
| 三枚 | さんまい | three flat objects (e.g. tickets, pieces of cloth, etc.); filleting (a fish) |
| 二枚目 | にまいめ | handsome man; actor in a love scene |
| 三枚目 | さんまいめ | comedian, actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun, laughing stock |
| 枚挙 | まいきょ | enumeration |
| 枚 | まい | counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper) |
| 二枚舌 | にまいじた | double-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, double-tongued |
