単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,290 most used

巻く

まく0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to wind; to roll

ITS KANJI

巻wind upread ま here18 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

Clocks used to be wound every day.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

It's best to wear something like a muffler around your neck when you ride a motorcycle.

from Tatoeba · Christophe

MEANINGS

1

to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to envelope; to shroud

godan verb · transitive

3

to outflank; to skirt

godan verb · transitive

4

to link (verse)

godan verb · transitive

5

to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up

godan verb · intransitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

撒くto scatter; to sprinkleまく · not in tangoya
蒔くto sow; to plant; to seedまく · not in tangoya
まくto scatter; to sprinkle幕curtainまく膜membrane; filmまく

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,290 most used

Written巻く、捲く

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium