expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to confuse (someone), to befuddle, to bewilder, to mystify, to throw up a smokescreen, to surround with smoke.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
煙に巻く けむにまく
けむり
 
 
煙に巻く けむりにまく
 
 
 
 
けむに巻く けむにまく
 
 
烟に巻く けむにまく
けむり
 
 
烟に巻く けむりにまく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

smoke
けむり エン けむ.る (7th, N3)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
to restrain, to dam a stream and change its direction, mound
シュ ショウ トウ
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
scroll, volume, book
ま.く まき カン (6th, N2)
a roll
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)