巻く
まく
Also written 捲く
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
- to envelope; to shroud (usu. 巻かれる)
- to outflank; to skirt
- to link (verse) See also: 付合 (つけあい).
- Godan verb, Intransitive to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up
Kanji
- 巻 roll. Read as まく.
Example sentences
- 看護婦さんが私の足に包帯を巻いてくれた。
The nurse wound my leg with a bandage. - ヘビがとぐろを巻く。
The snake coils itself up. - その猫は首にリボンを巻いていました。
The cat had a ribbon around its neck. - その少女は首に長いスカーフを巻いていた。
The girl had a long scarf around her neck. - その看護婦が私の頭に、やさしく包帯を巻いてくれた。
The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.
Common phrases
- 渦を巻く
- 首に巻く
- 頭に巻く
- 腰に巻く
- 包帯を巻く
- 舌を巻く (したをまく) to be astonished
- タオルを巻く
- 煙に巻く (けむにまく) to confuse (someone)
- ターバンを巻く
- 海苔で巻く
- とぐろを巻く (とぐろをまく) to coil itself (e.g. a snake)
- 海苔を巻く
- マフラーを巻く
- テーピングを巻く
- ねじを巻く (ねじをまく) to wind (e.g. a watch)
Words containing 巻く
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