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撓む

橈む

Reading

Kana: たわむ
Romaji: tawamu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v5m
vt
1

to bend; to warp

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 キョウ、 コウ、 ジョウ、 たわ.む、 しな.う、 しお.る、 たわ.める、 みだ.す、 みだ.れる
Meanings: bend, train, lithe
Readings: ドウ、 ジョウ、 ニョウ、 かい、 かじ、 たわ.む、 たわ.める
Meanings: oar, scull, paddle

Example Sentences

(たけ)(かぜ)でたわむ。
➥Bamboo bends before the wind.
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()(おも)みで()がたわんでいた。
➥The tree bent under the weight of the fruit.
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()果実(かじつ)のみの(おも)さでたわんだ。
➥The tree bent down beneath their weight of fruit.
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(えだ)はオレンジでたわんでいた。
➥The branches were bowed down with oranges.
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()れるよりはたわむがまさる。
➥Better bend than break.
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(たけ)(ゆき)のおもみでたわんでいる。
➥The bamboo is bending with the weight of the snow.
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