拗 — kanji meaning “crooked”
拗
crooked, twisted, distorted, perverted, cross
- Meanings
- crooked, twisted, distorted, perverted, cross
- On'yomi
- オウ (ou)、ヨウ (you)、イク (iku)、ユウ (yuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ねじ.れる、こじ.れる、す.ねる、ねじ.ける
- Strokes
- 8
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- ào, niù, yào — Chinese character page
Words with 拗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執拗 | しつよう shitsuyou | persistent; obstinate; tenacious |
| 拗れ | こじれ kojire | complications; tangle |
| 拗ねる | すねる suneru | to be peevish; to sulk; to pout |
| 拗れる | こじれる kojireru | to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour |
| 拗音 | ようおん youon | contracted sound; palatalised sound (e.g. Japanese morae with small kana); palatalized sound |
| 執拗い | しつこい shitsukoi | insistent; obstinate; persistent |
| 拗ける | ねじける nejikeru | to curve; to twist; to be rebellious |
| 拗ね者 | すねもの sunemono | perverse individual; cynic; misanthrope |
| 拗らせる | こじらせる kojiraseru | to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse |
| 拗らす | こじらす kojirasu | to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate |
| 開拗音 | かいようおん kaiyouon | contracted sound |
| 合拗音 | ごうようおん gouyouon | contracted sound; palatalised sound (e.g. Japanese morae with small kana); palatalized sound |
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