撓 — kanji meaning “bend”
撓
bend, train, lithe
- Meanings
- bend, train, lithe
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)、キョウ (kyou)、コウ (kou)、ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi
- たわ.む、しな.う、しお.る、たわ.める、みだ.す、みだ.れる
- Strokes
- 15
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- náo — Chinese character page
Words with 撓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不撓 | ふとう futou | unbending; inflexible; tenacity |
| 撓み | たわみ tawami | bend; curvature; deflection |
| 撓む | たわむ tawamu | to bend; to warp |
| 可撓 | かとう katou | flexible |
| 不撓不屈 | ふとうふくつ futoufukutsu | tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness |
| 撓わ | たわわ tawawa | heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping |
| 百折不撓 | ひゃくせつふとう hyakusetsufutou | indefatigability; indomitableness |
| 不屈不撓 | ふくつふとう fukutsufutou | indefatigability; indomitableness; with unremitting tenacity |
| 撓る | しなる shinaru | to bend; to warp; to yield |
| 撓う | しなう shinau | to bend; to warp; to yield |
| 撓める | たわめる tawameru | to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow |
| 撓める | ためる tameru | to bend; to train (e.g. a branch) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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