Word Meaning 臍を曲げる

へそをまげる heso o mageru

臍を曲げる is read as へそをまげる (heso o mageru) and means to (go into a) sulk.

Meaning

English

to (go into a) sulk
to get cranky
to get cross
to become perverse

Reading

Kana

へそをまげる

Romaji

heso o mageru

Writing Variants

へそを曲げる へそをまげる hesoomageru
ヘソを曲げる へそをまげる hesoomageru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 153743 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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臍曲り

へそまがり

perverseness

臍

へそ

protrusion or depression in the middle of an object

曲がる

まがる

to turn

曲げる

まげる

to pawn

曲がりくねる

まがりくねる

to bend many times

折り曲げる

おりまげる

to bend

事実を曲げる

じじつをまげる

to falsify a fact

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

口が曲がる

くちがまがる

to warp one's mouth

圧し曲げる

へしまげる

to bend

作曲

さっきょく

composition (of music)