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    3. ねじを巻く

    ねじを巻く

    ね​じ​を​巻まく​

    to wind (e.g. a watch)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ネジを巻く螺子を巻く

    ねじをまく

    Verb

    1.
    to wind (e.g. a watch)
    2.
    to give (someone) a good prodding, to make (someone) shape up
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    巻
    ま.く・まき・ま.き…(2)
    scroll・volume・book・part・roll up…(4)
    Kanji
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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