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曲げる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 曲げる.
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Entry
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
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