単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#4,164 most used

ひねる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to twist; to turn

IN A SENTENCE

I twisted my ankle.

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MEANINGS

1

to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain

godan verb · transitive

3

to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)

godan verb · transitive

4

to defeat easily; to beat

godan verb · transitive

5

to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated

godan verb · transitive

6

to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

7

to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#4,164 most used

Writtenひねる、捻る

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium