Collapse
Lessons
Learn
Road map
Kana
Immersion
Culture
Look up
Dictionary
Grammar
Reading level
Prove it
Games
Exam
Sign up free
Lessons
Dictionary
Games
Kana
More
v7.3
What's new
Level
Study level
Send feedback
Review
Friends
Settings
Notifications
Sign in
巻く (まく) — to wind | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle
Dictionary
巻く
まく
N3
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to wind
2
to coil
3
to roll
4
to envelope
5
to shroud
6
to outflank
7
to skirt
8
to link (verse)
Example sentence
ヘビがとぐろを巻く。
The snake coils itself up.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 巻く in the wild?
Kanji in this word
巻
Scroll, Volume, Book
9 strokes
More words with
巻
～巻
～かん ·
volume
N2
寝巻
ねまき ·
sleep-wear
N2
取り巻く
とりまく ·
to surround
N1
圧巻
あっかん ·
highlight
渦巻き
うずまき ·
whirlpool
Full entry on Jisho
絵巻
えまき ·
picture scroll
巻き込む
まきこむ ·
to roll up
巻末
かんまつ ·
end of a book
More at JLPT N3
All 2,138 N3 words
All 367 N3 kanji
Everything N3