This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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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