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maku
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

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maku

English Meaning(s) for 巻く

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
  2. to envelope; to shroud (usu. 巻かれる)
  3. to outflank; to skirt
  4. to link (verse)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up

Definition and Synonyms for 巻く

Roll a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
Synonyms: うねり, うねる, ロール, ローラー, , , 巻く
Roll Up form into a cylinder by rolling
Synonyms: 巻く
Roll shape by rolling
Synonyms: 巻く
Environ extend on all sides of simultaneously
Synonyms: くるむ, めぐる, 包む, 包囲, 取り囲む, 取り巻く, 回る, 回る, 囲う, 囲む, 囲繞, 巻く, 廻る
Wind Up coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
Synonyms: 巻く, 巻き上げる
Roll arrange or or coil around
Synonyms: 巻く, 巻きつける, 巻き付く
Coil wind around something in coils or loops
Synonyms: 巻く, 巻きつける, 巻き付く, 縮らす
Circle Around move around in a circular motion
Synonyms: 巻く
Befool make a fool or dupe of
Synonyms: まやかす, たぶらかす, 偽る, 図る, 巻く, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける, 計る, 誑す, 賺す, はめ込む
Whorl a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Synonyms: コイル, , , 巻く, 巻線
Roll anything rolled up in cylindrical form
Synonyms: ロール, 一巻, 一巻, , , 巻く
Book a major division of a long written composition
Synonyms: , , 巻く, ,
Roll a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
Synonyms: うねり, うねる, ロール, , , 巻く, 巻き物
Volume a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
Synonyms: ベリューム, ボリューム, ヴォリューム, 一巻, 一巻, , , , , , 巻く, 巻帙, 巻数, 書物, 書籍, , , 韋編
Environ encircle
Synonyms: くるむ, めぐる, 包む, 包囲, 取り囲む, 取り巻く, 回る, 回る, 囲う, 囲む, 囲繞, 巻く, 廻る

Meanings for each kanji in 巻く

» scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls)

Categories 巻く is a member of

Change Shape assume a different shape or form
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Form give shape or form to
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Fasten make tight or tighter
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Meet be in direct physical contact with
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Roll arrange or or coil around
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Move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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Circle travel around something
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Cozen be false to
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Structure a thing constructed
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Section a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
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Holograph handwritten book or document
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Publication a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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Moving Ridge one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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Cylinder a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 巻く

Conjugations for 巻く

masu stem
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maki
Negative stem
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maka
te-form
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maite
Negative te-form
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makanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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makanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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maku
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makanai
Past Indicative Form
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maita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makanakatta
Presumptive Form
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makou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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makimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makimasen
Past Indicative Form
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makimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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makimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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makitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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makitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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makita
te-form
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makitakute
Negative te-form
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makitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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makitaku
Provisional Form
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makitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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makitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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makitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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makitakunakattara
Objective Form
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makitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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make
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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makinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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makeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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makanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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maitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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maitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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makeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makenai
Past Indicative Form
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maketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makenakatta
masu-stem
[()·]
make
te-form
[()··]
makete
Negative te-form
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makenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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makemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makemasen
Past Indicative Form
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makemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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makareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
makareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makarenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
makare
te-form
[()···]
makarete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
makarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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makaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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makaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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makaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makasenai
Past Indicative Form
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makaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makasenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
makase
te-form
[()···]
makasete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
makasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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makasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
makasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
makasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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makasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
makasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
makasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
makasarenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
makasare
te-form
[()····]
makasarete
Negative te-form
[()······]
makasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
makasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
makasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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makasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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makasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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makan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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makazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
makanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()···]
makazaru

Sample Sentences for 巻く

Clocks used to be wound every day.
The snake coils itself up.
The girl has a scarf around her neck.
Her hair hung in neat coils.
We marveled at his bold attempt.

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