What does kanji 捻 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 捻 is twirl.

How is kanji 捻 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 捻 are ね.じる, ねじ.る, ひね.くる, ひね.る; the onyomi readings are ネン, ジョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 捻?

The main radical for kanji 捻 is 手.

What words use kanji 捻?

Example words that use kanji 捻 include 捻る, 捻挫, 捩れる, ねじり上げる.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

捻

Meaning

Kanji 捻

twirl

twirl, twist, play with

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ね.じるねじ.るひね.くるひね.る
Onyomi 音読み: ネンジョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: -
Strokes: 11
Radical: 手
Components: 一 • ｜ • 个 • 扎 • 心
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 念 • 稔 • 唸 • 埝 • 淰 • 棯 • 諗

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Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 49 entries that include this kanji.

捻る

ひねる

to defeat easily

捻挫

ねんざ

sprain

捩れる

ねじれる

to become troubled

ねじり上げる

ねじりあげる

to twist (e.g. someone's arm)

ねじ曲げる

ねじまげる

to distort (e.g. the truth)

ねじ向ける

ねじむける

to twist

ねじ込む

ねじこむ

to screw in

ねじ上げる

ねじあげる

to twist (e.g. someone's arm)

ねじ伏せる

ねじふせる

to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument)

ひねくり回す

ひねくりまわす

to rack one's brains

ひねくれ者

ひねくれもの

contrary person

ひねり回す

ひねりまわす

to fiddle with

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は帽子を指で捻った。

he twirled his hat with his fingers.

ふたを右に捻ってください。

please twist the lid to the right.

彼女はハンカチの端を何度も捻った。

she twisted the edge of the handkerchief again and again.

その子はおもちゃを捻って遊んでいた。

the child was fiddling with the toy while playing.

彼は口ひげの先を軽く捻った。

he lightly twirled the end of his mustache.

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渡乃屋捻彦 Nejihiko Watanoya

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