煙に巻く けむにまく Also written けむりにまく, けむに巻く, 烟に巻く Meanings Expression, Godan verb to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen (literally: to surround with smoke) Kanji 煙 smoke. Read as けむる. 巻 roll. Read as まく. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists