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Japanese symbol for “curvature”

Romaji: magari
curvature; warp; bend

In Japanese, curvature is , read (magari).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n curvature; warp; bend

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

bend, music, melody
on: キョク
kun: ま.がる、ま.げる、くま
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “curvature”

WordReadingMeaning
そり soriwarp; curvature; bend
くっきょく kukkyokucrookedness; bending; indentation
たわみ tawamibend; curvature; deflection
きょくりつ kyokuritsucurvature
きょくど kyokudocurvature

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さっきょく sakkyokucomposition (of music); setting; writing music
きょくせん kyokusencurve
がっきょく gakkyokumusical composition; tune
ぎきょく gikyokudrama; play
しんきょく shinkyokunew (musical) composition; new piece; new song
こうきょうきょく koukyoukyokusymphony

See also: Chinese symbol for “curvature”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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