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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

巻まく

N2
まく maku
  1. to wind
  2. to coil
  3. to roll
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

卷;缠

Examples

  • 長ながい物ものには巻まかれろ。
    If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.
    胳膊拧不过大腿。
  • 時計とけいは以い前ぜんは毎まい日にち巻まかれたものだ。
    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"
  }
}