捲

Meaning

捲 centers on the action of rolling or winding something, often with the hands. This covers physical actions like rolling up sleeves, coiling a rope, turning pages, or stripping something off by rolling, as well as the passive state of being rolled up.

• 捲るまくる
  N1

  to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves)

• 捲れるまくれる

  to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)

• 捲るめくる
  N1

  to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.)

• 捲りめくり

  program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets

• 捲りまくり

  unframed painting; unframed drawing

• やり捲りやりまくり

  doing something multiple times

• やり捲るやりまくる

  to do over and over again

• スカート捲りスカートめくり

  lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt

• 尻捲しりまくり

  rolling one's kimono up to one's waist

• 捲し上げるまくしあげる

  to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

• 捲りカルタめくりカルタ

  mekuri karuta; deck of 48 (later 49) cards or the fishing game played with it, esp. popular in the late Edo period

• 捲土重来けんどちょうらい

  recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts

• 捲縮けんしゅく

  crimp; crinkle; waviness

• 高捲きたかまき

  detour (around a waterfall, etc. when gorge-climbing)

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