Word Meaning

いびつ ibitsu

歪 is read as いびつ (ibitsu) and means oval coin.

Meaning

English

  1. oval coin
  2. round, wooden container for cooked rice
  3. oval
  4. elliptical shape
  5. distorted
  6. crooked
  7. irregular
  8. warped

Reading

Kana

いびつ

Romaji

ibitsu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

歪む

いがむ

to warp

Example Sentences

10

そのぼうはねつでゆがんだ。

The rod bent from the heat.

かがみがふるくてぞうがゆがんでみえる。

The mirror is old, so the image looks distorted.

つよいちからできんぞくばんがゆがんだ。

The metal plate warped under strong force.

ゆがんだかんがえかたではこうへいにはんだんできない。

A warped way of thinking cannot judge fairly.

がくぶちがすこしゆがんでいる。

The frame is slightly warped.

ちょうじかんのさぎょうでしせいがゆがんでしまった。

My posture became strained after working for a long time.

じこでじてんしゃのしゃりんがゆがんだ。

The bicycle wheel got bent in the accident.

しゃしんがこうかくれんずですこしゆがんでいる。

The photo is slightly distorted by the wide-angle lens.

ねじをしめすぎるといたがゆがむ。

If you tighten the screw too much, the board will warp.

My world is becoming distorted over time.