Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(まく)

to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves), to do a lot of ..., to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 7,000

    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      (なが)(すそ)(まく)って(みじか)くしました。

      I rolled up the long hem to make it shorter. {to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves), to do a lot of ..., to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind}

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      布団(ふとん)(まく)と、そこには子猫(こねこ)がいた。

      When I rolled up the futon, there was a kitten there. {to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves), to do a lot of ..., to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind}

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      (うし)ろの(くるま)から(まく)られたから事故(じこ)()こしてしまった。

      I caused an accident because I was hit from the car behind. {to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves), to do a lot of ..., to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind}

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      (ひざ)(たけ)のスカートを(ひざ)(うえ)にするべく、(こし)部分(ぶぶん)(まく)りました。

      In order to make the knee-length skirt above the knee, I rolled up the waist part. {to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves), to do a lot of ..., to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind}

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      書道(しょどう)先生(せんせい):「納得(なっとく)のいく作品(さくひん)()けないのなら、()けるまで()(まく)までだ。」

      Calligraphy Teacher: "If you can't write a satisfactory piece, then you must keep writing a lot until you can." {to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves), to do a lot of ..., to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind}

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