► 動詞
巻く [(2)まく] meaning: wind rank: 1
☆ 彼女はスカーフを首に巻いた ⇨ She put a scarf around her neck
☆ 長い物には巻かれろ ⇨ Get wounded by the long stuff. Go along with the ones with power. Don’t rebel (☛ A common proverb)
巻き込む [(3)まきこむ] meaning: catch rank: 2
☆ 家は竜巻に巻き込まれてめちゃめちゃになった ⇨ The house was caught by a tornado and destroyed (☛ Catch by turning)
巻き起こす [(4)まきおこす] [liter] meaning: cause rank: 2
☆ 超能力少年が巻き起こす騒動を描いた漫画 ⇨ A comic book depicting all the incidents a boy with supernatural power causes (☛ Cause a big drama)
巻き起こる [(4)まきおこる] meaning: happen rank: 2
☆ 新法案を巡って大騒動が巻き起こった ⇨ A big turmoil has happened over the new bill (☛ Turmoils, controversies, etc. to happen like whirlwinds)
巻き込む [(3)まきこむ] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 彼は陰謀に巻き込まれた ⇨ He was drawn into a conspiracy (☛ Involve someone against his/her will)
☆ 彼は高速道路で事故に巻き込まれた ⇨ He got involved in an accident (someone else caused) on the freeway (☛ Involve someone against his/her will)
巻き付く [(3)まきつく] meaning: wind rank: 2
☆ 蛇が獲物に巻き付いた ⇨ A snake wound itself around its prey
巻き付ける [(4)まきつける] meaning: wind rank: 2
☆ 彼はロープを木に巻き付けた ⇨ He wound the rope around a tree
巻く [(2)まく] meaning: cover rank: 3
☆ 被害者は煙に巻かれて逃げ遅れた ⇨ The victims got enveloped by smoke and failed to escape
巻き返す [(3)まきかえす] meaning: fight back rank: 3
☆ 彼等はシーズン後半に巻き返した ⇨ They fought back in the second half of the season
巻き上げる [(4)まきあげる] [coll] meaning: steal rank: 3
☆ 暴力団が被害者を脅して金を巻き上げた ⇨ The mafia extorted money from the victims
► 名詞
巻き添え [まきぞえ] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 多くの民間人が戦闘の巻き添えで死亡した ⇨ Many civilians caught in the crossfire of the battle and died
巻き添え [まきぞえ] [巻き添えを食う] meaning: involve rank: 2
☆ 秘書達は政治家のスキャンダルの巻き添えを食って仕事を失った ⇨ The assistants of the politician lost their jobs because of the ripple effect of his scandal (☛ To be involved involuntarily and suffer a result)
巻 [(2)まき] meaning: book rank: 3
☆ ハリーポッターの最初の巻を読んだ ⇨ I read the first book of Harry Potter (☛ Originally referred to a book on a scroll)
巻 [(2)まき] meaning: roll rank: 3
☆ 巻き寿司 ⇨ Roll sushi
巻き毛 [まきげ] meaning: hair rank: 4
☆ アジア人には天然の巻き毛は殆どいない ⇨ There are few Asians with natural curly hair
巻き尺 [まきじゃく] meaning: measure rank: 4
☆ 金属の巻き尺 ⇨ A metal tape measure (☛ Tape measures than can be rolled up)
► 接尾辞
巻 [(1)かん] meaning: volume rank: 3
☆ 百科事典の第一巻 ⇨ The volume one of an encyclopedia