巻く（まく）
JLPT N3 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: to roll / wind
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 巻きます | まきます |
| te-form | 巻いて | まいて |
| ta-form (past) | 巻いた | まいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 巻かない | まかない |
| potential form | 巻ける | まける |
Example sentences
- 寒いので、首にマフラーを巻く。 — Since it's cold, I wrap a scarf around my neck.
- ホースをくるくると巻く。 — I coil up the hose.
Idioms & proverbs containing “巻く”
- 煙に巻く (けむにまく) — to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; to surround with smoke
- 舌を巻く (したをまく) — to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
- くだを巻く (くだをまく) — to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
- 尻尾を巻く (しっぽをまく) — to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
- ねじを巻く (ねじをまく) — to wind (e.g. a watch)
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