Word Meaning 巻き添えを食う

まきぞえをくう makizoeokuu

巻き添えを食う is read as まきぞえをくう (makizoeokuu) and means to get entangled in.

Meaning

English

to get entangled in
to be involved in
to be embroiled in
to get mixed up in

Reading

Kana

まきぞえをくう

Romaji

makizoeokuu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 121882 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

巻き添え

まきぞえ

getting mixed up in

巻き添え被害

まきぞえひがい

collateral damage

巻添い

まきぞい

getting mixed up in

食品添加物

しょくひんてんかぶつ

food additive

巻を追う

かんをおう

to read volume by volume

巻尺

まきじゃく

tape measure

巻き網

まきあみ

purse seine

巻き込み事故

まきこみじこ

vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight)

巻縮

けんしゅく

crimp

巻尾

かんび

end of a book

添う

そう

to be added

付き添う

つきそう

to attend on