Word Meaning ねじ曲がる

ねじまがる nejimagaru

ねじ曲がる is read as ねじまがる (nejimagaru) and means to get twisted.

Meaning

English

  1. to get twisted
  2. to get warped
  3. to get distorted
  4. to twist
  5. to warp

Reading

Kana

ねじまがる

Romaji

nejimagaru

Writing Variants

  • 捻じ曲がる ねじまがる nejimagaru
  • 捩じ曲がる ねじまがる nejimagaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 131758 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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曲げる

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口が曲がる

くちがまがる

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根性が曲がる

こんじょうがまがる

to have a perverse character

節を曲げる

せつをまげる

to compromise one's principles

作曲

さっきょく

composition (of music)

きょく

tune