EntryCommon
  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

    to tangle; to get tangled; to get entangled

    Usually written using kana alone

    この糸はすぐもつれる。
    This thread tangles easily.
  2. to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over

    Usually written using kana aloneas 舌が〜, 足が〜, etc.see 舌がもつれる

  3. to become complicated; to become difficult; to become tricky; to get into a tangle; to become messy

    Usually written using kana alone

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tangle, knot, fasten, fetter

Kun
もつ.れる
On
レン
Strokes
17
Radical
silk

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Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-6-11SKIP code
6a10.12The Kanji Dictionary
2593.0Four corner code
7e3aUnicode hex code
1-69-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3592Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4565New Nelson (John Haig)
27838Morohashi
lian2Pinyin reading
ryeonKorean reading