| 381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14280 | Morohashi |
| 3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
| 1976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5560.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伸長 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
- 伸縮 【シンシュク】 expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
- 続伸 【ゾクシン】 continuous rise (in market price)
- 急伸 【キュウシン】 sudden rise (esp. of stock prices), jump
Kun reading compounds
- 伸びる 【のびる】 to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.), to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth, to spread (of paint, cream, etc.), to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend, to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. of noodles), to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve, to be exhausted, to get groggy, to be stunned (by a blow), to pass out, to collapse, to be prolonged (of a meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. of a deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days), to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off
- 伸ばす 【のばす】 to grow long (e.g. hair, nails), to lengthen, to extend, to stretch, to reach out, to hold out, to straighten, to smooth out, to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.), to dilute, to thin out, to postpone, to prolong, to strengthen, to develop, to expand
- 延べる 【のべる】 to lay out (a futon), to make (bed), to spread out, to stretch, to widen, to postpone, to extend
- 伸す 【のす】 to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to spread, to gain influence, to become stronger, to increase (e.g. in scope), to go further, to extend one's journey, to smooth out, to roll out, to spread out (something folded), to iron out (creases), to knock out, to knock down
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ、 よぼる
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- prolongar
- expandir
- estirar
- extender
- alargar
- prolongarse
- estirarse
Portuguese
- expandir
- esticar
- extender
- alongar
- aumentar
French
- allonger
- étirer
- accroître
- étendre
- augmenter
| 1431 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 741 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 403 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 309 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 353 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1108 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1160 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1246 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 79 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 79 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 51 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 54 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1127 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 481 | Morohashi |
| 70 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1118 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1199 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1095 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f38 | Unicode hex code |