Word Meaning とぐろを巻く

とぐろをまく toguroomaku

とぐろを巻く is read as とぐろをまく (toguroomaku) and means to coil itself (e.g. a snake).

Meaning

English

to coil itself (e.g. a snake)
to loaf around

Reading

Kana

とぐろをまく

Romaji

toguroomaku

Writing Variants

塒を巻く とぐろをまく toguro o maku
蜷局を巻く とぐろをまく toguro o maku

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 132122 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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取り巻く

とりまく

to surround

巻く

まく

to link (verse)

息巻く

いきまく

to rage

巻き付く

まきつく

to twine around

風巻く

しまく

to gust

渦巻く

うずまく

to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve

一巻

いっかん

first volume

絵巻物

えまきもの

picture scroll

葉巻

はまき

cigar

巻き返し

まきかえし

winding (thread, etc.)

巻末

かんまつ

end of a book