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巻き添え (まきぞえ, makizoe) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He got caught up in his friend's crime.
In war, many civilians become collateral damage.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 巻ま き 添ぞ えにする to drag someone into (trouble, an incident)
The criminal dragged a bystander into it while fleeing.
巻ま き 添ぞ えになる to end up caught up in something (as an innocent victim)
My shop ended up getting caught up in the fire at the shop next door.
〈 事こと 〉 の 巻ま き 添ぞ えを 受う ける to suffer collateral damage from (an event)
My car was wrecked as collateral damage from the accident.
Expressions 巻ま き 添ぞ えを 食く う get caught up in; be dragged into; suffer collateral damage Kanji 添 annexed, accompany, marry Related words とばっちり is a casual, everyday word for getting unfairly caught up in someone else's trouble, while 巻き添え is slightly more formal and often used for serious incidents like accidents or crimes.
連座 is a formal, legal term for being implicated in a crime committed by someone else, whereas 巻き添え covers any unwilling involvement in trouble, not just criminal liability.
Don't confuse with 巻き込む is a transitive verb meaning to actively involve or drag someone into something, while 巻き添え is a noun describing the passive state of being unwillingly caught up as a secondary victim.
巻き込み is a technical term for a specific judo throw or a turn-related traffic accident, while 巻き添え is a general word for being dragged into someone else's trouble or misfortune.
Written forms 巻ま き 添ぞ え Usage 89%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
まきぞえ Usage 8%
巻まき 添ぞ え Usage 4%
Variant spelling without okurigana き; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Compound of 巻き (maki, 'rolling up') + 添え (zoe, 'accompanying'). The image is of being rolled up together with something else, hence becoming inadvertently involved.
