巻き込む

• 読み: まきこむ
• ローマ字: makikomu
• 漢字の分解: 巻 (kan/maki) — roll, wind; 込 (ko) — go in, be included
• 発音: /ma.ki.ko.mɯ/

意味

To involve; to drag in; to entangle; to draw someone or something into a situation, often against their will.

A Group 1 (godan) verb from 巻き (from 巻く, to wind) and 込む (to go into, to be included). The compound evokes the image of something being caught up and swept along in a swirling motion. It is used for accidents drawing in bystanders, arguments embroiling uninvolved parties, or natural disasters engulfing surroundings. The passive form 巻き込まれる (to get drawn in) is especially common.

例文

1. 無関係な人まで巻き込む形で騒動が広がっていった。
2. 竜巻が近隣の建物を巻き込んで甚大な被害をもたらした。
3. 政治スキャンダルに家族まで巻き込まれた議員は辞職を余儀なくされた。

使い方ガイド

場面: accidents, disputes, natural disasters, politics

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 巻き (from 巻く — to wind, wrap) and 込む (to go deep into, to be included). The image of winding something tightly inward conveys the sense of drawing people or objects into a situation from which they cannot easily escape.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes