Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; to surround with smoke

    Idiomatic expression

Also written けむに巻く【けむにまく】烟に巻く【けむにまく】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

smoke

Kun
けむ.るけむりけむ.い
On
エン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1290 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

たば

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-9, 1-1-12SKIP code
4d9.3The Kanji Dictionary
9181.4Four corner code
1172deroo
7159Unicode hex code
1-17-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2784Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3456New Nelson (John Haig)
1021New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1294Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
700Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
936Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1612Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1739Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1147A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
914Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19203XMorohashi
1027A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
919Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
941Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
718Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1645Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1045Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1626Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan1Pinyin reading
yeon, inKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
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scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

Kun
ま.くまきま.き
On
カンケン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
944 of 2500
Radical
oneself
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-6-3, 4-9-2SKIP code
0a9.11The Kanji Dictionary
9071.7Four corner code
1056deroo
5dfbUnicode hex code
1-20-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1466Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1545New Nelson (John Haig)
2645New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3273Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1691Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2298Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1207Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1292Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
636A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
975Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
885Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8759PMorohashi
826A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
507Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
516Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
493Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
841henshall3
878Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
715Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
555Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1215Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
juan4, juan3Pinyin reading
gweonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level