巻く (まく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

巻く (まく) means to wind / to coil / to roll.

See example sentences below.

巻く at a glance

巻く

まくmaku

N3verb

to wind / to coil / to roll

巻くまくmakuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to wind / to coil / to roll

Example 1

糸を手に巻いてください。

Translation

Please wind the thread on your hand.

Example 2

映画の巻を進めましょう。

Translation

Let's move on to the next reel of the movie.