Word Meaning 巻舌

まきじた makijita

巻舌 is read as まきじた (makijita) and means speaking with a trill.

Meaning

English

speaking with a trill
rolling one's r's

Reading

Kana

まきじた

Romaji

makijita

Writing Variants

巻き舌 まきじた makijita

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 131024 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

舌を巻く

したをまく

to be astonished

巻き添え

まきぞえ

getting mixed up in

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)

巻き添え被害

まきぞえひがい

collateral damage

巻縮

けんしゅく

crimp

巻尾

かんび

end of a book

舌

した

tongue

冗舌

じょうぜつ

talkativeness

二枚舌

にまいじた

double-dealing

弁舌

べんぜつ

speech