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expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to cock one's head in puzzlement, to tilt one's head in contemplation, to wrack one's brain, to think hard
Other readings:
首を捻る【くびをひねる】
noun
•
string made from twisted paper
Other readings:
紙縒り【かみより】
、紙縒【こより】
、紙縒【かみより】
、紙撚り【こより】
、紙撚り【かみより】
、紙撚【こより】
、紙撚【かみより】
、紙捻り【こより】
、紙捻り【かみより】
、紙捻【こより】
、紙捻【かみより】
noun
1.
turning an object in the wrong direction
2.
retort
Other readings:
逆ねじ【さかねじ】
、逆捻【さかねじ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
forming by hand (instead of using a potter's wheel, etc.), handwork
Other readings:
手捻り【てびねり】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to curve, to twist(usually kana)
2.
to be contrary, to be uncooperative, to be rebellious(usually kana)
Other readings:
ねじくれる《拗じくれる》
、ねじくれる《捻じくれる》
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold down, to twist someone's arm
2.
to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument), to make (someone) surrender
Other readings:
ねじ伏せる【ねじふせる】
、捩じ伏せる【ねじふせる】
、捻伏せる【ねじふせる】
、捩伏せる【ねじふせる】
Godan-ru verb
•
to be twisted, to be wrapped, to be distorted
See also:捩じ曲げる
Other readings:
ねじ曲がる【ねじまがる】
、捩じ曲がる【ねじまがる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to twist, to distort
Other readings:
捻じ曲げる【ねじまげる】
、捩じ曲げる【ねじまげる】
、捩曲げる【ねじまげる】
、捻曲げる【ねじまげる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to twist
Other readings:
捩じ向ける【ねじむける】
、捻じ向ける【ねじむける】
、捩向ける【ねじむける】[1]
、捻向ける【ねじむける】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
kink, twist, twirl(usually kana)
Other readings:
ねじれ《捻れ》
、ねじれ《捻じれ》
、ねじれ《拗れ》
、ねじれ《捩じれ》
、ねじれ《拗じれ》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.)
2.
working out (a solution)
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ねん出【ねんしゅつ】
、拈出【ねんしゅつ】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to twist, to twirl
2.
to fiddle around with, to play with, to rewrite
3.
to rack one's brains
Other readings:
捻くり回す【ひねくりまわす】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to twirl, to spin(usually kana)
2.
to fiddle with, to change (e.g. wording)(usually kana)
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ひねくる《拈くる》
noun
•
contrary person, sourpuss, dog-in-the-manger
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捻くれ者【ひねくれもの】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become twisted, to grow distorted, to be curved, to bend(usually kana)
2.
to get sulky, to sulk(usually kana)
3.
to grow bitter, to become embittered, to become perverse(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひねくれる《拈くれる》
noun
1.
twist, spin(usually kana)
2.
ingenuity, sophistication (e.g. of writing style)(usually kana)
3.
4.
twisting throw(sumo term)
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ひねり《拈り》
、ひねり《撚り》
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with
2.
to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
Other readings:
ひねり出す【ひねりだす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to pinch and crush, to pinch out
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ひねり潰す【ひねりつぶす】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to fiddle with, to play with
See also:ひねくり回す (ひねくりまわす)
Other readings:
捻り回す【ひねりまわす】