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EntryJLPT N2

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

    to twist; to screw; to wrench

    Usually written using kana alone

    その取っ手を右にねじると箱は開きます。
    Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.

  2. to sprain

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 捻る【ねじる】、拗る【ねじる】

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Characters in this word

1
捩
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

screw, twist, wrench, distort

Kun
よじ.るね.じるねじ.れるもじ.る
On
レイレツ
Strokes
10
Radical
手 hand

Built from

戸大扎一尸
Words starting with 捩Words ending in 捩Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c8.31The Kanji Dictionary
5303.4Four corner code
6369Unicode hex code
1-57-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1942Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2154New Nelson (John Haig)
12192Morohashi
lie4Pinyin reading
ryeolKorean reading