I Love Kanji取り巻く (torimaku)
取り巻く (とりまく, torimaku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to surround; to encircle”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- とりまく
- Romaji
- torimaku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to surround; to encircle; to enclose · godan verb, transitive
- to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with · godan verb, transitive · oft. in the passive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 取り巻く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 取り巻く | とりまく torimaku |
| Polite (~masu) | 取り巻きます | とりまきます torimakimasu |
| Negative | 取り巻かない | とりまかない torimakanai |
| Polite negative | 取り巻きません | とりまきません torimakimasen |
| Past | 取り巻いた | とりまいた torimaita |
| Polite past | 取り巻きました | とりまきました torimakimashita |
| Negative past | 取り巻かなかった | とりまかなかった torimakanakatta |
| Te-form | 取り巻いて | とりまいて torimaite |
| Potential | 取り巻ける | とりまける torimakeru |
| Passive | 取り巻かれる | とりまかれる torimakareru |
| Causative | 取り巻かせる | とりまかせる torimakaseru |
| Volitional | 取り巻こう | とりまこう torimakou |
| Imperative | 取り巻け | とりまけ torimake |
| Conditional (~ba) | 取り巻けば | とりまけば torimakeba |
Kanji in 取り巻く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 取り巻く.
取るとるto take取り替えるとりかえるto exchange取れるとれるto come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)受け取るうけとるto receive取り上げるとりあげるto pick up受取うけとりreceiving書取かきとりwriting down from other written material取り消すとりけすto cancel取り出すとりだすto take out取り入れるとりいれるto take in取扱とりあつかいtreatment取引とりひきtransactions取材しゅざいgathering material (for an article, novel, etc.)取締りとりしまりcontrol
Source: JMdict entry 1326610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.