Moto 巻く (まく)to wind; to coil; to roll
- to wind; to coil; to rollGodan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
- to envelope; to shroudGodan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
- to outflank; to skirtGodan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
- to link (verse)Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
- to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move upGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
Kanji in 巻く
Words that share its kanji
- 巻き込むまきこむto roll up; to enfold
- 巻き返しまきかえしrally; recovery
- 巻末かんまつend of a book
- 巻まきroll (e.g. of cloth)
- 圧巻あっかんhighlight; best part
- 席巻せっけんsweeping conquest; sweeping over
- 絵巻えまきpicture scroll
- 一巻いっかんone roll
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