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Words — 53 found

Noun
1. screwUsually written using kana alone
  • この
  • きかい機械
  • いちじかん1時間
  • せん
  • ねじ
  • せいぞう製造
  • する
This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.
Noun
2. key (of a clock, watch, etc.); springUsually written using kana alone
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3. HelixA helix is a type of smooth space curve, i.e. a curve in ... Read more
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螺子 【ねじ】捻子 【ねじ】捩子 【ねじ】螺旋 【ねじ】
Notes
ねじ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 螺子: Rarely-used kanji form. ねじ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 捻子: Rarely-used kanji form. ねじ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 捩子: Rarely-used kanji form. ねじ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). 螺旋: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warpedUsually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become perverse; to become contraryUsually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
3. to become troubled; to become complicated; to become strainedUsually written using kana alone
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捻れる 【ねじれる】拗れる 【ねじれる】捻じれる 【ねじれる】捩じれる 【ねじれる】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. sprain; twist; wrench
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2. SprainA sprain (possibly from Middle French espraindre, to sque... Read more
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)Usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprainUsually written using kana alone
  • わたし
  • いし
  • つまずいて
  • あしくび足首
  • ひねって
  • しまった
I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3. to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)Usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4. to defeat easily; to beatUsually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
5. to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicatedUsually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
6. to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)Usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
7. to wrap (a monetary gift) in paperUsually written using kana alone, Dated term
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拈る 【ひねる】撚る 【ひねる】
Notes
拈る: Rarely-used kanji form. 撚る: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to twist; to screw; to wrenchUsually written using kana alone
  • その
  • とって取っ手
  • みぎ
  • ねじる
  • はこ
  • 開きます
Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to sprainUsually written using kana alone
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捻る 【ねじる】拗る 【ねじる】
Notes
拗る: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money)
  • ふたり二人
  • ローン
  • あたまきん頭金
  • ねんしゅつ捻出
  • できなかった
The couple wasn't able to produce the down payment for the loan.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising; contriving
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拈出 【ねんしゅつ】
Notes
拈出: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
1. to screw in
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
2. to thrust into; to push into; to shove into; to squeeze in (e.g. a meeting)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
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捻じ込む 【ねじこむ】捩じ込む 【ねじこむ】
Notes
捩じ込む: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
  • かれ
  • わたし私の
  • うで
  • ねじりあねじり上げた
He twisted my arm.
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捩じり上げる 【ねじりあげる】捻じり上げる 【ねじりあげる】
Notes
捩じり上げる: Rarely-used kanji form. 捻じり上げる: Rarely-used kanji form.
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あか 赤子
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; to twist a baby's armIdiomatic expression, See also 赤子の腕をひねる
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赤子の手を捻る 【あかごのてをひねる】赤子の手を捻る 【あかごのてをねじる】赤子の手をねじる 【あかごのてをねじる】
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くび
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
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首を捻る 【くびをひねる】
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せいそうねんてんしょう 精巣捻転症
Noun
1. testicular torsionMedicine
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2. Testicular torsionTesticular torsion occurs when the spermatic cord to a te... Read more
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Noun
1. volvulus; twisted loop in intestine
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2. VolvulusA volvulus is a bowel obstruction with a loop of bowel th... Read more
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to curve; to twistUsually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebelliousUsually written using kana alone
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拗じくれる 【ねじくれる】捻じくれる 【ねじくれる】
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Noun
1. turning an object in the wrong direction
Noun
2. retort
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逆ねじ 【さかねじ】逆捻 【さかねじ】
Notes
逆捻: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
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捻じ曲げる 【ねじまげる】捩じ曲げる 【ねじまげる】
Notes
捩じ曲げる: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to twirl; to spinUsually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)Usually written using kana alone
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拈くる 【ひねくる】
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Kanji — 1 found

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11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
twirl, twist, play with
On: ネン ジョウ
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