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巻く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
巻く
BOOST
Reading : まく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2. to envelope; to shroud  (usu. 巻かれる)
3. to outflank; to skirt
4. to link (verse)  (see also: 付合:つけあい)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
5. to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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巻く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 46,000 (about 10,800,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N2
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1194 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5867
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
とけい
時計
まいにち
毎日
かれた
ものだった
Clocks used to be wound every day.
その
ねこ
くび
リボン
いていました

The cat had a ribbon around its neck.
なが
もの
かれろ

If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.
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まく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 46,000 (about 10,800,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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捲く
BOOST
Reading : まく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 192,000 (about 326,000 results)
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カン   roll up   ま to roll (up)   まき roll, reel, volume   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
まく to turn inside out   まくれる to be turned inside out   
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カン   ケン   roll up   ま to roll (up)   まき roll, reel, volume   
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