Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf).
  2. to envelope, to shroud. Usu. 巻かれる.
  3. to outflank, to skirt.
  4. to link (verse).

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
巻く まく
 
捲く まく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

scroll, volume, book
ま.く まき カン (6th, N2)
a roll
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)