Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 息巻く(いきまく) in Japanese

息巻く
Kana Reading
いきまく
Romaji
ikimaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to rage; to storm (at); to be furious
    Example sentence
    かんかんになって息巻いている。 He is fuming that they will be sorry for it some day.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to enthuse; to speak passionately; to get worked up; to galvanize

Examples of 息巻く, いきまく in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
息巻く
Plain Polite
息巻きます
Negative
息巻かない
Negative Polite
息巻きません

Past

Plain
息巻いた
Plain Polite
息巻きました
Negative
息巻かなかった
Negative Polite
息巻きませんでした

Te

Plain
息巻いて
Plain Polite
息巻きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
息巻かれる
Plain Polite
息巻かれます
Negative
息巻かれない
Negative Polite
息巻かれません
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Kanji in this word

巻 JLPT 2

9 strokes

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: ま.く, まき, ま.き

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息 JLPT 3

10 strokes

breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

On'Yomi: ソク

Kun'Yomi: いき

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