How to say 'Wind' or 'Roll' in Japanese | 巻く

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The Japanese word for Wind or Roll is 'Maku', written as 巻く in Japanese.'Wind' or 'Roll' in hiragana is まく.

word

巻く

Meaning

Wind, Roll

Reading

まく

maku

Kanji

巻Scroll

Explanation

The Japanese verb '巻く (まく)' primarily means 'to roll' or 'to wind'. It is used to describe the action of rolling something up, such as a scroll, a carpet, or even hair. It can also mean to wind something around an object, like winding a string around a spool. For example: I rolled up the scroll「巻物を巻いた」(まきものをまいた). She wound the thread around the spool「糸を糸巻きに巻いた」(いとをいとまきにまいた). The verb can also be used metaphorically, such as in the phrase '巻き込む (まきこむ)', which means 'to involve' or 'to entangle'.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3160

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 巻く

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

巻

Meaning

Scroll

Hiragana in the Word 巻く

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

く

Reading

Words Related to 巻く Through the Kanji 巻

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 巻 as well.

word

巻

Meaning

Volume

word

巻き込む

Meaning

Involve

word

取り巻く

Meaning

Surround

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What does 'Maku' (巻く) mean?

'Maku' means 'Wind' or 'Roll' .

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