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 捩れる, ねじり上げる, ねじり秤, ねじり鉢巻き.

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

Showing 18 common entries

Showing 18 of 38 entries that include this kanji.

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)

ねじり秤

ねじりばかり

torsion balance

ねじり鉢巻き

ねじりはちまき

towel twisted into a headband

ねじり鉢巻きで

ねじりはちまきで

as hard as one can

ねじれ議会

ねじれぎかい

lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties

ねじれ国会

ねじれこっかい

houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties

ねじれ秤

ねじればかり

torsion balance

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)

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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.