1.
to wrap a bandage; to bandage
To wind a bandage around a wound or injured body part.
傷口に包帯を巻く。
To wrap a bandage around the wound.
看護師が手首に包帯を巻いてくれた。
The nurse wrapped a bandage around my wrist.
応急手当として、清潔な布がなかったので、ハンカチで代用して包帯を巻いた。
As first aid, since there was no clean cloth available, I used a handkerchief as a substitute and wrapped it as a bandage.
The standard expression for applying a bandage in Japanese. 巻く (to wind, to wrap) is the most natural verb to use with 包帯 (bandage), reflecting the winding motion of wrapping a bandage around a body part.
For removing a bandage, use 包帯を外す (to remove a bandage) or 包帯を取る (to take off a bandage).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 包帯をきつく巻く: to wrap a bandage tightly
- 包帯を巻き直す: to rewrap a bandage
- 腕に包帯を巻く: to bandage an arm
- 頭に包帯を巻く: to wrap a bandage around the head
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 絆創膏を貼る: to put on a bandage/plaster — for small wounds, using adhesive bandages
- 手当をする: to give first aid — broader term for treating an injury
- 包帯を外す: to remove a bandage — the opposite action