Word details

曲がりくねる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 曲がりくねる.

Dictionary

Entry

曲がりくねる曲りくねるがりくねIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #25848
1

to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

Examples
人生は長い曲がりくねった道だ。
Life is a long and winding road.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

6 strokesFrequency 810JLPT N2Grade 3

On

キョク

Kun

ま.がるま.げるくま

Nanori

まがた

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