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枉
枉
8 strokes

Meanings

bend
curve
crooked
perverse
lean
forcibly
against one's will

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
オウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ま.げる
ま.がる
ま.げて

Dictionary

Common Words

曲げる
まげる
枉げる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #4207
1

曲げる only

to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl

Examples
少年は考えを曲げなかった。
The boy persisted in his opinion.
2

曲げる only

to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant

3

to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert

4

to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)

5

to pawn

冤枉
えんおう
Noun
Freq #131584
1

false charge

禍津日神
まがつひのかみ
Noun
Freq #187094
1

Japanese mythology

god who causes calamities

2

evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)

枉惑
おうわく
Noun
Archaic
1

trickery

己を枉ぐ
おのれをまぐ
Expression
Archaic
1

to cast aside one's beliefs and doctrines

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