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7 results for 拈*

Top matchCommonJLPT N2

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

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

    Usually written using kana alone

    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.

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

    Usually written using kana alone

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

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. to defeat easily; to beat

    Usually written using kana alone

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

    Usually written using kana alone

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

    Usually written using kana alone

  7. to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

    Usually written using kana aloneDated term

Also written 拈る【ひねる】、撚る【ひねる】

Pitch on OJAD

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捻出ねんしゅつ

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbmanaging (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money) · working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising; contriving

捻りひねり

Nountwist; spin · ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); taste · monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper

捻くるひねくる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto twirl; to spin · to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)

捻くれるひねくれる

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto become twisted; to grow distorted; to be curved; to bend · to get sulky; to sulk · to grow bitter; to become embittered; to become perverse

拈華微笑ねんげみしょう

Nounheart-to-heart communication; thought transference; holding a flower and subtly smiling

Kanji

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拈twirl, twist8 strokes