絡む

からむ · karamu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to entangle

🧶 絡 = thread (糸) + each (各): strands wound around each other, so entangled

The 糸 radical marks thread or silk, the meaning side of the character. Use 絡む for tangled cords, or for someone getting caught up in a situation or an argument.

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