捲る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
まく
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
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Particularly: “Possibly related to 巻く (maku), see Talk:過ぎる

Pronunciation

Verb

(まく) (makurutransitive godan (stem (まく) (makuri), past (まく)った (makutta))

  1. roll up (one's sleeves), tuck up
Conjugation

Suffix

(まく) (-makuru

  1. do something energetically, relentlessly

Usage notes

Usually written in kana when using as a suffix. Attach after the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of a verb, e.g. ()いまくる (oimakuru): to chase (someone) relentlessly.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
めく
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「捲る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
捲る くる
Imperative (命令形) 捲れ くれ
Key constructions
Passive 捲られる くられる
Causative 捲らせる くらせる
Potential 捲れる くれる
Volitional 捲ろう くろ
Negative 捲らない くらない
Negative perfective 捲らなかった くらなかった
Formal 捲ります くりま
Perfective 捲った くった
Conjunctive 捲って くって
Hypothetical conditional 捲れば くれ

Verb

(めく) (mekurutransitive godan (stem (めく) (mekuri), past (めく)った (mekutta))

  1. turn over (a page)
  2. tear off, pull up
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN