What does kanji 捩 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 捩 is distort.

How is kanji 捩 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 捩 are ね.じる, ねじ.れる, もじ.る, よじ.る; the onyomi readings are レイ, レツ.

What words use kanji 捩?

Example words that use kanji 捩 include 捩じり, 捩じ取る, 捩じ倒す, 捩じ鉢巻き.

Kanken 1

捩

Meaning

Kanji 捩

distort

distort, screw, twist, wrench

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ね.じるねじ.れるもじ.るよじ.る
Onyomi 音読み: レイレツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 10
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 涙 • 戻 • 唳 • 悷 • 淚 • 戾 • 棙

Related vocabulary

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Showing 10 of 37 entries that include this kanji.

捩じり

ねじり

torsion

捩じ取る

ねじとる

to wring off

捩じ倒す

ねじたおす

to wrench someone down to the ground

捩じ鉢巻き

ねじはちまき

towel twisted into a headband

捩り

もじり

parody (of a famous work)

捩る

よじる

to twist

捩れる

よじれる

to be twisted

捩子

ねじ

screw

捩摺

もじずり

Chinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)

捩木

ねじき

Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はぬれたタオルを強く捩った。

He twisted the wet towel hard.

ドアノブを何度も捩ったが、開かなかった。

I twisted the doorknob again and again, but it would not open.

足首を急に捩ってしまった。

I suddenly twisted my ankle.

針金を捩って輪を作った。

She twisted the wire into a loop.

痛みで彼の顔が捩れた。

His face twisted in pain.

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