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: ネン、ジョウ、ね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る
Romaji: nen, jō, ne.jiru, neji.ru, hine.kuru, hine.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

twirl, twist, play with

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  nyeob
Chinese Reading:  nian3
Unicode:  637b
JIS:  4731

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1940
New Nelson Index: 2201
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.25
Four Corner Index: 5803.2
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12222
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0261
Remembering the kanji Index: 2251
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 457
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1716
Kodansha Kanji Index: 604

Words

捻出 (ねんしゅつ)
contriving (to raise funds); working out (a solution)
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
捻挫 (ねんざ)
sprain
捻り (ひねり)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
捻り出す (ひねりだす)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage (somehow); to summon up (e.g. courage)
腸捻転 (ちょうねんてん)
volvulus; twisted loop in intestine
捻る (ひねる)
to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); to puzzle over; to defeat easily
捻転 (ねんてん)
twisting; torsion
捻り手 (ひねりて)
twisting techniques
捻り潰す (ひねりつぶす)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
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