Kanji details for

 
Uses 8 strokes


Search words that:
- start with 枉
- end with 枉
- contain 枉
bend, curve, crooked, perverse, lean, forcibly, against one's will
KUN:
  • ま.げる
    ma.geru
  • ま.がる
    ma.garu
  • ま.げて
    ma.gete
ON:
  • オウ
    ou
Written with 8 strokes

Radicals:
Example words(showing 4 results)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl(only relevant for 曲げる)
2.
to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant(only relevant for 曲げる)
3.
to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert
4.
to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks)
5.
to pawn
All readings:
曲げる【まげる】
枉げる【まげる】

expression
to cast aside one's beliefs and doctrines(archaism)