捻 — kanji meaning “twirl”
捻
twirl, twist, play with
- Meanings
- twirl, twist, play with
- On'yomi
- ネン (nen)、ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi
- ね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- niǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 捻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捻挫 | ねんざ nenza | sprain; twist; wrench |
| 捻出 | ねんしゅつ nenshutsu | managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money) |
| 捻る | ひねる hineru | to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.) |
| 捻り | ひねり hineri | twist; spin |
| 捻転 | ねんてん nenten | twisting; torsion |
| 腸捻転 | ちょうねんてん chounenten | volvulus; twisted loop in intestine |
| 捻り出す | ひねりだす hineridasu | to work out; to think up; to devise |
| 捻じ桔梗 | ねじききょう nejikikyou | twisted Chinese bellflower crest |
| 捻り潰す | ひねりつぶす hineritsubusu | to pinch and crush; to pinch out |
| 捻くる | ひねくる hinekuru | to twirl; to spin |
| 捻くれる | ひねくれる hinekureru | to become twisted; to grow distorted; to be curved |
| お捻り | おひねり ohineri | monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper |
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