What does kanji 撓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 撓 is bend.

How is kanji 撓 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 撓 are しお.る, しな.う, たわ.む, たわ.める, みだ.す, みだ.れる; the onyomi readings are キョウ, コウ, ジョウ, トウ.

What words use kanji 撓?

Example words that use kanji 撓 include しな垂れかかる, しな垂れる, たわみ計, 撓.

Kanken 1

撓

Meaning

Kanji 撓

bend

bend, lithe, train

Stroke Order

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: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 嶢 • 澆 • 蕘 • 嘵 • 墝 • 堯 • 僥

Related vocabulary

Showing 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

しな垂れる

しなだれる

to droop

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)

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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.