巻く
N2まく maku
- to wind
- to coil
- to roll
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
卷;缠
Examples
- 長い物には巻かれろ。If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.胳膊拧不过大腿。
- 時計は以前は毎日巻かれたものだ。Clocks used to be wound every day.以前钟表每天都要上发条。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('caee7aa282'); // 巻く
{
"id": "caee7aa282",
"word": "巻く",
"reading": "まく",
"romaji": "maku",
"meanings": [
"to wind",
"to coil",
"to roll"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v5k",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1211200,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "長い物には巻かれろ。",
"furigana": "{長|なが}い{物|もの}には{巻|ま}かれろ。",
"en": "If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.",
"tatoeba_id": 125924
},
{
"ja": "時計は以前は毎日巻かれたものだ。",
"furigana": "{時計|とけい}は{以前|いぜん}は{毎日|まいにち}{巻|ま}かれたものだ。",
"en": "Clocks used to be wound every day.",
"tatoeba_id": 150492
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "85c1a9a8f1199d79ee85a1ecbc0eca6024c8f165ec488d91f1b84bd6718813d5",
"meanings": [
"卷",
"缠"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "長い物には巻かれろ。",
"zh": "胳膊拧不过大腿。"
},
{
"ja": "時計は以前は毎日巻かれたものだ。",
"zh": "以前钟表每天都要上发条。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/caee7aa282",
"JMdict ent_seq 1211200; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "68bfb89a89c3983a702f2185165a773d20062b2fb39982a8449053722305a104"
}
}