巻く・捲く|まくmaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
巻く巻く is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners across the verb’s listed senses.
捲く捲く is a less common written variant of 巻く; it has the same listed meanings but appears less often.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
- godan verb, transitive verbto envelope; to shroudusu. 巻かれる
- godan verb, transitive verbto outflank; to skirt
- godan verb, transitive verbto link (verse)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 巻く（まく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 巻きます（まきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 巻かない（まかない） |
| polite (masen) | 巻きません（まきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 巻かず・巻かぬ（まかず・まかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 巻いた（まいた） |
| polite (mashita) | 巻きました（まきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 巻かなかった（まかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 巻きませんでした（まきませんでした） |
| Te form | 巻いて（まいて） |
| Potential | 巻ける（まける） |
| Passive | 巻かれる（まかれる） |
| Causative | 巻かせる（まかせる） |
| Causative passive | 巻かせられる・巻かされる（まかせられる・まかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 巻けば（まけば） |
| tara | 巻いたら（まいたら） |
| Volitional | 巻こう（まこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 巻きましょう（まきましょう） |
| Imperative | 巻け（まけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym巻きつけるまきつけるNeutralWinds something around another object so it attaches, e.g. 「腕に包帯を巻きつける」; 「巻く」 is broader.
- Related取り囲むとりかこむNeutralSurrounds from all sides, as when a crowd closes in on someone; 「巻く」 is about winding and rolling things up.
- RelatedめぐるNeutralIntransitive: goes around, encircles, or (of seasons) comes around; 「巻く」 is transitive, for rolling and winding.
- Related取り巻くとりまくNeutralSurrounds or encircles, and figuratively means to fawn on someone, as in 「取り巻き」; 「巻く」 is about winding.
- Related包むつつむNeutralWraps or packs something, covering it entirely, e.g. 「プレゼントを包む」; 「巻く」 is about rolling up and winding.
- Related回るまわるNeutralGoes around the surroundings or cycles, e.g. 「季節が巡る」; 「〜を巡って」 means 'around' or 'over' an issue.
- Related囲むかこむNeutralSurrounds or gathers round, e.g. 「食卓を囲む」, with people or things on all sides; 「巻く」 is about winding.
- Related包囲ほういWrittenWritten, formal word for encircling or besieging from all sides, as with troops or a crowd; 「巻く」 is about winding.
- Related巻き上げるまきあげるNeutralRolls up while hoisting, e.g. a blind, and figuratively to swindle money; 「巻く」 carries no sense of upward motion.
- AntonymとくNeutralAntonym: unties or loosens what is wound or bound; the opposite of winding with 「巻く」.
Use 「巻く」 for rolling up, winding, and wearing a scarf. To wind something around so it attaches, say 「巻きつける」; to wrap something up, 「包む」; to surround, 「囲む」 or 「取り囲む」; to untie, 「解く」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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