Write the Readings of This Kanji: 捻

じょう, ねん, ね, ねじ, ひね

How to say 'Twist' in Japanese | 捻る

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The Japanese word for Twist is 'Hineru', written as 捻る in Japanese.'Twist' in hiragana is ひねる.

word

捻る

Meaning

Twist

Reading

ひねる

hineru

Kanji

捻Wrenching

Explanation

The Japanese verb '捻る (ひねる)' primarily means 'to twist'. It is used to describe the physical action of twisting something, such as turning a knob or wringing out a towel. It can also be used metaphorically to describe thinking hard or coming up with a clever idea. For example: He twisted the cap off the bottle「彼はボトルのキャップをひねった」(かれはボトルのキャップをひねった). She twisted her ankle while running「彼女は走っている間に足首をひねった」(かのじょははしっているあいだにあしくびをひねった). The writer twisted the plot to make it more interesting「作家はプロットをひねって面白くした」(さっかはプロットをひねっておもしろくした).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6931

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 捻る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

捻

Meaning

Wrenching

Hiragana in the Word 捻る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

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'Hineru' means 'Twist' .

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