Word Meaning 煙に巻く

けむにまく kemu ni maku

煙に巻く is read as けむにまく (kemu ni maku) and means to confuse (someone).

Meaning

English

  1. to confuse (someone)
  2. to befuddle
  3. to bewilder
  4. to mystify
  5. to throw up a smokescreen
  6. to surround with smoke

Reading

Kana

けむにまく

Romaji

kemu ni maku

Writing Variants

  • けむに巻く けむにまく kemunimaku
  • 煙に巻く けむりにまく kemuri ni maku
  • 烟に巻く けむにまく kemu ni maku
  • 烟に巻く けむりにまく kemuri ni maku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 146990 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

けむり

smoke

煙い

けむい

smoky

煙る

けむる

to be hazy

煙たい

けむたい

smoky

煙突

えんとつ

carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

煙草

えんそう

tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

煙草

たばこ

tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)