Word Meaning 塒を巻く

とぐろをまく toguro o maku

塒を巻く is read as とぐろをまく (toguro o maku) 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

toguro o maku

Writing Variants

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

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 154716 Priority Y

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

渦巻く

うずまく

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

巻付く

まきつく

to twine around

管を巻く

くだをまく

to babble in one's cups

風巻く

しまく

to gust

鉢巻き

はちまき

headband

巻き添え

まきぞえ

getting mixed up in

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve

襟巻き

えりまき

scarf (esp. one worn for warmth)

渦巻き

うずまき

spiral (shape, pattern)