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Meanings

bend
train
lithe

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒˆใ‚ฆ
ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฆ
ใ‚ณใ‚ฆ
ใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใŸใ‚.ใ‚€
ใ—ใช.ใ†
ใ—ใŠ.ใ‚‹
ใŸใ‚.ใ‚ใ‚‹
ใฟใ .ใ™
ใฟใ .ใ‚Œใ‚‹

Common Words

ๆ’“ใ‚‹
ใ—ใ‚ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #17439
1

to bend; to warp; to yield

2

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

ๆ’“ใ‚€
ๆฉˆใ‚€
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #25891
1

to bend; to warp

Examples
ใใฎๆžใฏใŸใ‚ใ‚“ใ ใŒใ€ๆŠ˜ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The branch bent but did not break.
2

to lose heart

ๆ’“ใ‚
ๆ’“
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #25898
1

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

Examples
ใใฎๆœจใซใฏๅฎŸใŒใŸใ‚ใ‚ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The tree was heavy with fruit.
ใ—ใชๅž‚ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹
ๆ’“ๅž‚ใ‚ŒๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #25990
1

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

ๆ’“ใ†
Intransitive
Usually kana
Godan verb
Freq #32070
1

to bend; to warp; to yield

Examples
ใใฎ็ซนใฏใ—ใชใฃใŸใŒๆŠ˜ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
The bamboo gave but did not break.
2

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

่Ž
ใ—ใŠใ‚Š
ๆ’“ใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #43634
1

interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

่…ฐๆ’“ใ‚
ใ“ใ—ใ ใ‚
Noun
Freq #52049
1

shooting from the hip

2

Idiomatic expression

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

ๆ’“ใ‚Š
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #54397
1

bending; warping; flexibility; pliability

ๆ’“ใ‚ใ‚‹
ๆฉˆใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #58186
1

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

ใ—ใชๅž‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
ๆ’“ๅž‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #74280
1

to droop

๐ŸŽ“

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