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捲る

まくる

to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves)

Mnemonic

The hand rolls the cloth up out of the way before any of the work starts. Trouser legs first, and a mac まく over the lot of it: まくる.

Built from

roll up
扌 hand + 巻 roll, volume

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