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、ま.げる、ま.がる、ま.げて
Romaji: ou, ma.geru, ma.garu, ma.gete
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bend, curve, crooked, perverse, lean, forcibly, against one's will

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-4
Korean Reading:  wang
Chinese Reading:  wang3
Unicode:  6789
JIS:  5B3E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2204
New Nelson Index: 2584
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a4.2
Four Corner Index: 4191.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14530
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0221

Words

曲げる (まげる)
to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl; to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant; to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks); to pawn
己を枉ぐ (おのれをまぐ)
to cast aside one's beliefs and doctrines
冤枉 (えんおう)
false charge
枉惑 (おうわく)
trickery
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