Words — 53 found
ひね
捻り
1. twist; spinUsually written using kana alone
2. ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); tasteUsually written using kana alone
4. twisting throwSumo
拈り 【ひねり】、撚り 【ひねり】
拈り: Rarely-used kanji form. 撚り: Rarely-used kanji form.
む
ねじ向ける
1. to twist
捩じ向ける 【ねじむける】、捻じ向ける 【ねじむける】、捩向ける 【ねじむける】、捻向ける 【ねじむける】
捩向ける: Irregular okurigana usage. 捻向ける: Irregular okurigana usage.
ひねだ
捻り出す
1. to work out; to think up; to devise; to come up with
2. to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
ひねり出す 【ひねりだす】
1. Nian Rebellion (of China; 1851-1868)Historical term
ねま
捻じ曲がる
1. to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
ねじ曲がる 【ねじまがる】、捩じ曲がる 【ねじまがる】
捩じ曲がる: Rarely-used kanji form.
ころ
ひねり殺す
1. to crush with one's fingers (an insect, etc.); to kill with ease; to snuff out
捻り殺す 【ひねりころす】
まわ
ひねくり回す
1. to twist; to twirl
2. to fiddle around with; to play with; to rewrite
3. to rack one's brains
捻くり回す 【ひねくりまわす】
あたまひね
頭を捻る
1. to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
頭をひねる 【あたまをひねる】
あかごうでねじ
赤子の腕を捻る
1. to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; to twist a baby's armRare term, Idiomatic expression, See also 赤子の手をひねる
赤子の腕をねじる 【あかごのうでをねじる】、赤子の腕をひねる 【あかごのうでをひねる】、赤子の腕を捻る 【あかごのうでをひねる】
ひね
捻くれる
1. to become twisted; to grow distorted; to be curved; to bendUsually written using kana alone
2. to get sulky; to sulkUsually written using kana alone
3. to grow bitter; to become embittered; to become perverseUsually written using kana alone
拈くれる 【ひねくれる】
ふ
ねじ伏せる
1. to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor
2. to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
捻じ伏せる 【ねじふせる】、捩じ伏せる 【ねじふせる】
捩じ伏せる: Rarely-used kanji form.