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 145432 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

葉巻煙草

はまきたばこ

cigar

紙巻煙草

かみまきたばこ

cigarette

巻煙草

まきたばこ

cigarette

煙管乗車

きせるじょうしゃ

cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

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

けぶ

smoke

けむり

smoke