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Meanings

crooked
twisted
distorted
perverted
cross

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ชใ‚ฆ
ใƒจใ‚ฆ
ใ‚คใ‚ฏ
ใƒฆใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใญใ˜.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ“ใ˜.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ™.ใญใ‚‹
ใญใ˜.ใ‘ใ‚‹

Common Words

ๅŸทๆ‹—ใ„
ใ—ใคใฃใ“ใ„
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #2745
1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious

Examples
ใ“ใ“ใซใ—ใคใ“ใ„็—›ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I have a persistent pain here.
2

too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy

ๆ‹—ใญใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #5769
1

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

ๅŸทใ‚ˆใ†
ใ—ใคใ‚ˆใ†
ใ—ใคใŠใ† (ๅŸทๆ‹—)
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #7065
1

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate; persevering; stubborn

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅฝผใฎๅŸทๆ‹—ใ•ใซใ†ใ‚“ใ–ใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
She was disgusted at his persistence.
ๆฉใ‚‹
ๆปใ‚‹
ๆ‹—ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #15422
1

to twist; to screw; to wrench

Examples
ใใฎๅ–ใฃๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๅณใซใญใ˜ใ‚‹ใจ็ฎฑใฏ้–‹ใใพใ™ใ€‚
Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
2

to sprain

ๆ‹—ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #17486
1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

ๆ‹—ใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹
Transitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #19882
1

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็—…ๆฐ—ใ‚’ใ“ใ˜ใ‚‰ใ›ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
He is suffering from an aggravated disease.
ๆฉใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆปใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ‹—ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆปใ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆฉใ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #23393
1

to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warped

Examples
ใปใฎใ‹ใชๅ…‰ใŒไฟบใฎใญใ˜ใ‚ŒใŸ่ฆ–็•Œใ‚’ๅนปๅฝฑใซๅค‰ใˆใฆใ‚†ใใ€‚
Light shines on my sigh of doubt.
2

to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become perverse; to become contrary

3

to become troubled; to become complicated; to become strained

ๆฉใ˜ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ‹—ใ˜ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆปใ˜ใใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #41291
1

to curve; to twist

2

to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious

ๆฉใ‚Œ
ๆปใ‚Œ
ๆ‹—ใ‚Œ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #55134
1

twist; wrench; distortion; kink; warp

2

Physics

torsion

ๆ‹—ใ‚‰ใ™
Godan verb
Usually kana
Freq #84938
1

to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate

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