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曲がる

曲る

Reading

Kana: まがる
Romaji: magaru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5r
vi
1

to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist

2

to turn

See also: 折れる (reading おれる, entry #4)
3

to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked

Kanji

Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

Example Sentences

()れるより()がれ。
➥Better bend than break.
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(ひだり)(いち)(はい)()がれ。
➥Turn hard left.
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(みぎ)()がりなさい。
➥Turn to the right.
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(ひだり)()がりなさい。
➥Turn to the left.
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(なまり)簡単(かんたん)()がる。
➥Lead bends easily.
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(ゆか)(おも)さで()がった。
➥The floor sagged under the heavy weight.
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