Word · 単語
巻く
Reading まく
to wind
- 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)
- 5 to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
ヘビがとぐろを巻く。
The snake coils itself up.
長い物には巻かれろ。
If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.
彼は尻尾を巻いて逃げた。
He turned tail and ran.
時計は毎日巻かれたものだった。
Clocks used to be wound every day.
彼女は首にスカーフをまいている。
She has a scarf around her neck.