Japanese word

巻く

Pronunciation

Romajimaku

Meaning

  • verbwrap

Example

首にマフラーを巻きます。kubi ni ma fu rā o ma ki ma su

I wrap a scarf around my neck.

Illustration for 巻く (wrap)

More examples

けがをした腕に包帯を巻きます。ke ga o shi ta ude ni hō tai o ma ki ma su

I wrap a bandage around my injured arm.

Core concept

It involves placing something around another thing in a winding layer, whether to cover it, wear it, or form a coil.

Common phrases

  • マフラーを巻くma fu rā o ma ku

    wrap a scarf

  • 包帯を巻くhō tai o ma ku

    wrap a bandage

  • 腰に巻くkoshi ni ma ku

    wrap around the waist

Similar words

包むtsutsumu: To put material around something until it is covered.
巻き付けるmakitsukeru: To wind one thing around another object in several turns.

Definition in Japanese

首や物の周りに布などを回して包む。kubi ya mono no mawa ri ni nuno na do o mawa shi te tsutsu mu

Word origin

巻く (maku) belongs to the native Japanese vocabulary and is attested in Old Japanese with the sense of winding something around or into a coil.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may limit wrap to covering, but Japanese 巻く (maku) also describes winding a cable around a spool.

Other meanings

  • windverb
  • wearverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 巻き方makikataway of wrappingnoun

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