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 114057 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

頭に入れる

あたまにいれる

to keep in mind

頭が下がる

あたまがさがる

to admire greatly

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

あたまうち

reaching a peak

頭痛

ずつう

headache

頭金

あたまきん

down payment