巻く (まく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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巻く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	巻まく	巻まかない
Polite	巻まきます	巻まきません
Past polite	巻まきました	巻まきませんでした
Past	巻まいた	巻まかなかった
Te-form	巻まいて	巻まかないで
Desire	巻まきたい	巻まきたくない
Potential	巻まける	巻まけない
Passive	巻まかれる	巻まかれない
Causative	巻まかせる	巻まかせない
Causative passive	巻まかせられるalso 巻まかされる	巻まかせられないalso 巻まかされない
Volitional	巻まこう
Polite volitional	巻まきましょう
Imperative	巻まけ	巻まくな
Conditional	巻まけば	巻まかなければ
Tara conditional	巻まいたら	巻まかなかったら

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.

Kanji

巻scroll, volume, book
捲roll, wind, coil

Transitive / intransitive

巻く is used both transitively (with a direct object marked by を, e.g. マフラーを首に巻く 'to wind a scarf around one's neck') and intransitively (with a subject marked by が, e.g. 予定が3時間巻く 'the schedule moves ahead by three hours').

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.

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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.
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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.

Word family· 87

巻まき込こむN1
roll up; enfold; swallow up · involve; drag into
巻まき添ぞえN1
getting caught up in; being dragged into; involvement
巻まき上あげ
lifting; hoisting; winding up

Written forms

巻まくUsage93%
Standard kanji for winding, rolling, and wrapping.
まくUsage5%
捲まくUsage2%
Rare variant; 巻く is strongly preferred in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 巻 carries the core meaning of 'roll' or 'wind'. The rare variant 捲く is not commonly used.

巻まく

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Expressions· 7