単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#6,269 most used

曲げる

まげる0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to bend

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Bend your knees and look in front of you.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

1

to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant

ichidan verb · transitive

3

to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert

ichidan verb · transitive

4

to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)

ichidan verb · transitive

5

to pawn

ichidan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#6,269 most used

Written曲げる only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

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