歪む

Readings

Kana: ゆがむ、いがむ、ひずむ

Romaji: yugamu, igamu, hizumu

Definition

v5m

vi

1

to warp; to swerve; to deflect; to be crooked; to be distorted; to be bent; to incline; to slant; to be perverted; to be gross-grained; to get bent; to be strained

Kanji

歪

Readings: ワイ、 エ、 いが.む、 いびつ、 ひず.む、 ゆが.む

Meanings: warp, bend, strained, distort

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)の顔(かお)は苦痛(くつう)でいがんだ。

➥His face was twisted with pain.

苦痛(くつう)で彼(かれ)の顔(かお)が歪(いが)んでいる。

➥His face is distorted by pain.