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巻き込む (まきこむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巻まき込こむ

ま

き

こ

む

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

roll up; enfold; swallow up

Physical action of rolling something up inside something else, or being engulfed by a larger force.

機き械かいに服ふくを巻まき込こまれてけがをした。
My clothes got caught in the machine and I was injured.
津つ波なみが家いえ

々いえ

を

巻ま

き

込こ

ん

だ

。

The tsunami swallowed up houses.

2

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

involve; drag into

To involve someone in a situation, often an undesirable one, or to implicate them.

彼かれはトラブルに巻まき込こまれた。
He got dragged into trouble.
戦せん争そうは多おおくの国くにを巻まき込こんだ。
The war involved many countries.

Written forms

巻まき込こむUsage80%
Standard kanji spelling.
巻まきこむUsage12%
search-only kanji form
まきこむUsage7%
Kana spelling used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.
捲まき込こむUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 捲 has a nuance of rolling or turning.
巻まき込こむUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
まき込こむUsage<1%
search-only kanji form

Kanji

巻scroll, volume, book
込crowded, mixture, in bulk
捲roll, wind, coil

Similar words

巻まく
巻く means to wind or roll something; 巻き込む adds the nuance of enveloping or involving.
絡からむ
絡む means to become entangled or involved, often with a nuance of complication; 巻き込む emphasizes being drawn into a larger event or situation.

Etymology

Compound of 巻き (continuative form of 巻く, 'to roll') + 込む ('to go into'). The combination yields the sense of rolling something up inside or drawing it in.