Readings

Kana: オウ、ヨウ、イク、ユウ、ねじ.れる、こじ.れる、す.ねる、ねじ.ける
Romaji: ou, you, iku, yuu, neji.reru, koji.reru, su.neru, neji.keru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

crooked, twisted, distorted, perverted, cross

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  yo
Chinese Reading:  yao4
Unicode:  62d7
JIS:  5939

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1869
New Nelson Index: 2111
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c5.16
Four Corner Index: 5402.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11962
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0186

Words

執拗 (しつよう)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate; persevering; stubborn
捩れる (ねじれる)
to twist; to wrench; to screw
捩じくれる (ねじくれる)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
拗らせる (こじらせる)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
拗ねる (すねる)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
拗音 (ようおん)
contracted sound; palatalised sound (e.g. Japanese morae with small kana)
捩る (ねじる、よじる、もじる)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to make a pun; to torture; to wrest
拗れる (こじれる)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
拗ね者 (すねもの)
perverse individual; cynic; misanthrope
拗ける (ねじける)
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
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