Word Meaning ねじ曲げる

ねじまげる nejimageru

ねじ曲げる is read as ねじまげる (nejimageru) and means to distort (e.g. the truth).

Meaning

English

  1. to distort (e.g. the truth)
  2. to twist (e.g. someone's words)
  3. to bend by twisting
  4. to twist
  5. to contort

Reading

Kana

ねじまげる

Romaji

nejimageru

Writing Variants

  • 捻じ曲げる ねじまげる nejimageru
  • 捩じ曲げる ねじまげる nejimageru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 133322 Priority U

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節を曲げる

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作曲

さっきょく

composition (of music)

きょく

tune

名曲

めいきょく

famous piece of music