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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 巻く

    巻く

    巻まく​

    to wind

    N2KMT7CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    捲く

    まく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
    2.
    to envelope, to shroud
    3.
    to outflank, to skirt
    4.
    to link (verse)

    Verb, Intransitive

    5.
    to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    彼かの女じょは首くびにスカーフを巻まいた。

    She wrapped a scarf around her neck.

    KMT6Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    彼かれはテープを箱はこの周まわりにしっかりと巻まいた。

    He firmly wrapped the tape around the box.

    KMT7Daily Life
    寒さむかったので、毛もう布ふを体からだに巻まいて暖だんをとった。

    It was cold, so I wrapped a blanket around myself to keep warm.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    髪かみを巻まくのに時じ間かんがかかった。

    It took time to curl my hair.

    KMT7Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    敵てきの側そく面めんを巻まくように進しん軍ぐんし、包ほう囲い網もうを完かん成せいさせた。

    They advanced to outflank the enemy and completed the encirclement.

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    Characters that make up this word

    巻
    ま.く・まき・ま.き…(2)
    scroll・volume・book・part・roll up…(4)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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