Word Meaning 頭を捻る

あたまをひねる atama o hineru

頭を捻る is read as あたまをひねる (atama o hineru) and means to puzzle over.

Meaning

English

to puzzle over
to think deeply about
to rack one's brains over (wrack)

Reading

Kana

あたまをひねる

Romaji

atama o hineru

Writing Variants

頭をひねる あたまをひねる atamaohineru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 112693 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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頭捻り

ずぶねり

head pivot throw

頭が回る

あたまがまわる

to get one's head around

頭を下げる

あたまをさげる

to apologize

頭に血が上る

あたまにちがのぼる

to lose one's cool

頭を振る

かぶりをふる

to shake one's head (in denial)

頭を丸める

あたまをまるめる

to become a monk

頭

あたま

hair (on one's head)

頭打ち

ずうち

reaching a peak

頭痛

ずつう

headache

頭金

あたまきん

down payment

頭取

とうどり

(bank) president

頭部

とうぶ

cephalic