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ๆฉ
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Meanings

screw
twist
wrench
distort

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒฌใ‚ค
ใƒฌใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ˆใ˜.ใ‚‹
ใญ.ใ˜ใ‚‹
ใญใ˜.ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ใ‚‚ใ˜.ใ‚‹

Common Words

่บซใ‚’ๆฉใ‚‹
ใฟใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ˜ใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #10696
1

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

ๆปใ˜่พผใ‚€
ใญใ˜ใ“ใ‚€
ๆฉใ˜่พผใ‚€
Godan verb
Freq #11697
1

Transitive verb

to screw in

Examples
ๅฝผใฏๆ‰‹็ด™ใ‚’ใƒใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใซใญใ˜่พผใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
He shoved the letter into his pocket.
2

Transitive verb

to thrust into; to push into; to shove into; to squeeze in (e.g. a meeting)

3

Intransitive verb

to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

ๆปใ˜ไผใ›ใ‚‹
ใญใ˜ใตใ›ใ‚‹
ๆฉใ˜ไผใ›ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #15400
1

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor

2

to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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ปใ˜ๆ›ฒใ’ใ‚‹
ใญใ˜ใพใ’ใ‚‹
ๆฉใ˜ๆ›ฒใ’ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #19780
1

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort

2

to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

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

ใญใ˜ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚‹
ใญใ˜ใพใŒใ‚‹
ๆฉใ˜ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #28096
1

to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp

ใ€Š ใญใ˜ ใ€‹
่žบๅญ
ๆปๅญ
ๆฉๅญ
่žบๆ—‹
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #28498
1

screw

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆฉŸๆขฐใฏ๏ผ‘ๆ™‚้–“ใซๅƒๅ€‹ใฎใญใ˜ใ‚’่ฃฝ้€ ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This machine cranks out a thousand screws an hour.
2

key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring

ๆฉใ˜ๅˆ‡ใ‚‹
ๆฉๅˆ‡ใ‚‹
ใญใ˜ใใ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #36110
1

to twist off

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

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