絡む (からむ, karamu) Japanese meaning: twine | Kotomora

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絡む · godan verb (-mu)

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

Physical entanglement: threads, vines, or objects wrapping around each other or getting caught.

絡からめる
絡む is the intransitive form meaning something becomes entangled on its own, while 絡める is transitive, meaning someone entwines something.

巻まき付つく sense 1
巻き付く emphasizes one thing wrapping around another, while 絡む focuses on the resulting tangled, intertwined state.
関かかわるN2sense 2
関わる is a broad, neutral term for being involved or connected, while 絡む implies a messier, more entangled kind of involvement.
いびる sense 3
いびる means to persistently tease or torment someone, close to the pestering sense of 絡む but without the confrontational escalation.
もつれるN1sense 1
もつれる describes things (or words, feet) becoming snarled and hard to sort out, whereas 絡む is more neutral about simple entanglement.

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絡からみ合あう
絡む is the general verb for becoming entangled or involved with something, while 絡み合う stresses that two or more things become mutually intertwined.
巻まき込こむN1
絡む describes becoming entangled or involved, often implying complication, whereas 巻き込む emphasizes being forcibly drawn into a larger event or situation.
結むすびつくN2
絡む describes things becoming entangled or intertwined, often with a negative or complicated nuance, while 結びつく is more neutral.

からかうN2
からむ (to get entangled, or to pick a fight/nag) sounds similar to からかう but means something quite different—getting tangled or being aggressively persistent rather than playful teasing.
巻まくN3
絡む means to become entangled or caught up in something, often with a negative nuance, whereas 巻く is the deliberate act of winding something around an object.

絡からみ
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
絡からみ合あう
intertwine; become entangled; get tangled together · become intertwined (matters, interests); become connected; become linked
絡からみつく
twine around; coil around; wrap around · pester; hassle; cling to
絡からみ酒ざけ
drunken belligerence; annoying drunk behavior

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 絡 is conventionally associated with entanglement and connection.