Kanken 1
撓

Meaning

Kanji 撓

bend

bend, lithe, train

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
しお.るしな.うたわ.むたわ.めるみだ.すみだ.れる
Onyomi 音読み
キョウコウジョウトウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
15
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
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Related vocabulary

21 common entries

Showing 21 of 26 entries that include this kanji.

しな垂れかかる

しなだれかかる

to lean coquettishly against

たわみ計

たわみけい

deflectometer

撓

しおり

interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

撓う

しなう

to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body)

撓み

たわみ

bend

撓み角法

たわみかくほう

slope deflection method

撓む

たわむ

to lose heart

撓める

いためる

to treat leather, sharkskin, etc. with glue and pound until hard

撓やか

たわやか

flexible

撓り

しなり

bending

撓る

しなる

to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

強風で竹が大きく撓んだ。

The bamboo bent greatly in the strong wind.

彼は針金を手で撓めた。

He bent the wire with his hands.

雪の重みで枝が撓んでいる。

The branch is bending under the weight of the snow.

この弓はよく撓む。

This bow bends well.

職人は木を蒸してから撓めた。

The craftsman bent the wood after steaming it.