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まとう Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation まとう · godan verb (-u)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary まとう まとわない Polite まといます まといません Past polite まといました まといませんでした Past まとった まとわなかった Te-form まとって まとわないで Desire まといたい まといたくない Potential まとえる まとえない Passive まとわれる まとわれない Causative まとわせる まとわせない Causative passive まとわせられる also まとわされる まとわせられない also まとわされない Volitional まとおう Polite volitional まといましょう Imperative まとえ まとうな Conditional まとえば まとわなければ Tara conditional まとったら まとわなかったら
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女じょ
は
美うつく
しい
着き
物もの
を
まとっ
て
い
た
。
She was clad in a beautiful kimono.
The mountain peak was wrapped in mist.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 纏まと う to wear or be wrapped in something
She was draped in white cloth.
雰ふん 囲い 気き を 纏まと う to carry or be enveloped in a certain atmosphere
He carries a mysterious air about him.
香かお りを 纏まと う to be enveloped in a scent
She was enveloped in a sweet scent.
Related words 着る is the everyday verb for putting on clothes, while 纏う is more literary and stresses being enveloped or draped in something.
身に着ける is a common, neutral expression for putting on clothes or accessories, while 纏う is poetic and less used in daily speech.
Don't confuse with 纏う means to wear or be wrapped in something, while 纏わる means to coil or cling around something and shares the same kanji, causing confusion.
纏う means to wrap or wear something around oneself, while 纏める means to gather or organize things together; the two share kanji but differ completely in meaning.
Written forms まとう Usage 83%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 纏う is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
纏まと う Usage 17%
Kanji form is uncommon and may be encountered mainly in literary or older texts.
Etymology The verb まとう is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 纏 carries meanings of 'wear', 'wrap', or 'tie', but the word itself is not derived from the kanji; the exact derivation is uncertain.
