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: レイ、レツ、よじ.る、ね.じる、ねじ.れる、もじ.る
Romaji: rei, retsu, yoji.ru, ne.jiru, neji.reru, moji.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

screw, twist, wrench, distort

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  ryeol
Chinese Reading:  lie4
Unicode:  6369
JIS:  5960

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1942
New Nelson Index: 2154
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.31
Four Corner Index: 5303.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12192
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0255

Words

ねじり秤 (ねじりばかり)
torsion balance
捩じ込む (ねじこむ)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to shove into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
捩じ上げる (ねじあげる)
to twist hard
捩じ鉢巻き (ねじはちまき)
towel twisted into a headband
捩じ向ける (ねじむける)
to twist
捩り (もじり)
parody; imitation
捩じ取る (ねじとる)
to wring off; to wrest from
捩じ切る (ねじきる)
to twist off
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
捩れる (よじれる)
to be twisted
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