撓
撓

bend, train, lithe

15 strokes

On

トウキョウコウジョウ

Kun

たわ.むしな.うしお.るたわ.めるみだ.すみだ.れる

Dictionary

Common Words

しなる撓るしわるIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #17439
1

to bend; to warp; to yield

2

to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

たわむ撓む橈むIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #25891
1

to bend; to warp

Examples
その枝はたわんだが、折れなかった。
The branch bent but did not break.
2

to lose heart

たわわ撓わ撓～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #25898
1

heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

Examples
その木には実がたわわになっていた。
The tree was heavy with fruit.
しなだれかかるしな垂れかかる撓垂れ掛かるIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #25990
1

to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

しなう撓うIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #32070
1

to bend; to warp; to yield

Examples
その竹はしなったが折れなかった。
The bamboo gave but did not break.
2

to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

撓萎しおり撓りNounFreq #43634
1

interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

腰だめ腰撓めこしだめNounFreq #52049
1

shooting from the hip

2

Idiomatic expression

starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

しなり撓りNounUsually kanaFreq #54397
1

bending; warping; flexibility; pliability

たわめる撓める橈めるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #58186
1

to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow

しなだれるしな垂れる撓垂れるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #74280
1

to droop

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