撚
撚

twist, twine, kinky

15 strokesFrequency 2,398

On

ネン

Kun

よ.るよ.れるよりひね.る

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Common Words

ひねる捻る拈る撚るTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #7092
1

to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)

2

to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain

Examples
私は石につまずいて、足首をひねってしまった。
I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.
3

to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)

4

to defeat easily; to beat

5

to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated

6

to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)

7

Dated term

to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

ひねり捻り拈り撚りNounFreq #30492
1

Word usually written using kana alone

twist; spin

2

Word usually written using kana alone

ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); taste

3

Word usually written using kana alone

monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper

4

Sumo

twisting throw

紙縒り紙縒紙撚り紙撚紙捻り紙捻こよりかみよりNounFreq #55900
1

string made from twisted paper

撚る縒るよるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #71839
1

to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)

撚り合わせるより合わせる縒り合わせるよりあわせるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #109543
1

to intertwine; to twist together

より糸縒り糸撚り糸よりいと縒糸撚糸NounFreq #127204
1

twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine

縒り撚りよりNounFreq #127478
1

twist; ply

より線撚り線撚線よりせんNounFreq #203668
1

stranded wire; strand wire; strand; stranded cable; stranded conductor; twisted wire

よれる縒れる撚れるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #209582
1

to get twisted; to get kinked

撚糸ねんしNounFreq #212806
1

twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn

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