巻まく

ま

く

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

巻く · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

wind; coil; roll; wrap around

Broad physical sense: winding something around a core, coiling a rope, rolling up a scroll, or wrapping a scarf/turban around the head.

Related words· 7

包つつむN4sense 1
包む means to wrap something so it is fully covered, like a gift, while 巻く specifically means to wind something around a core or axis, like a scarf around a neck.
迂う回かい sense 3
迂回する is the general word for detouring or going around an obstacle, while 巻く in this sense is specifically a tactical term for outflanking an enemy.
進すすめるN3sense 5
進める is the general verb for moving something forward (a schedule, a clock), while 巻く in this sense is a more casual, idiomatic way to say the same thing.
ロール
巻く is the native Japanese verb for rolling or winding something up, while ロール(する) is a more technical or borrowed-sounding equivalent.

Show 3 more

繰くる
巻く is the everyday, general verb for winding or wrapping something, while 繰る is more specialized for drawing out and winding thread, yarn, or line.
巻まき込こむN1
巻く means simply to wind or roll something up, while 巻き込む adds the nuance of enveloping or pulling something/someone into that action.
くるむN3
巻く means to wind or coil something around an object (like a scarf around a neck), whereas くるむ means to enclose an object completely within a wrapping material.

Opposites

ほどくN3sense 1
ほどく means to untie or unwind something, the opposite of 巻く's meaning of winding or coiling something up.
遅おくらせるN1sense 5
遅らせる means to delay or push back a schedule, the opposite of 巻く's meaning of moving a schedule ahead.
繰くり広ひろげる
巻く means to roll something up, the physical opposite of 繰り広げる, which means to unroll or unfold something.

Don't confuse with

まくN2
撒く (scatter, sow seeds broadly) is a same-sounding but unrelated verb to 巻く (to wind or coil something around a core).
絡からむN1sense 1
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.
まくるN1
巻く means to wind or wrap something around, whereas 捲る means to roll or turn something upward, so the two sound alike but describe different motions.