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Kanji Detail for 捻 - "to twist"

捻

  • Meaning

    捻 means "to twist." Also associated with to pinch, grasp.

    1. To twist - To turn with fingers; to rotate by pinching.

    2. To pinch - To grip between fingers.

  • Words using 捻

    • 捻挫 ねんざ Listen sprain; twist; wrench

  • Tattoo check: 捻

    • Verified meaning: to twist
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うすば)
    • Also carries these associations: to pinch, grasp

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 捻

    Surnames 捻(うすば)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    twirl; twist; play with

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to twist or nip with the fingers

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to twirl (in the fingers)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to twist or nip with the fingers

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To pinch. There's a ci poem called "A Pinch of Red."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

    nen(ネン) ネン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hine.ru(ひ-ねる) ひ-ねる

    hineku.ru(ひね-くる) ひね-くる

    neji.ru(ねじ-る) ねじ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to twist to pinch grasp wrench bend coil contort distort grip rotate spin torque turn twirl wring

Sentences including 捻

  • I slipped and twisted my ankle.

  • I twisted my ankle.

  • He fell, twisting his ankle.

  • How did you sprain your ankle?

  • Bonds were issued to finance a war.

  • After twisting your body, squat down.

  • The couple wasn't able to produce the down payment for the loan.

  • I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.

  • A sprain like this should heal within a week or so.

  • No matter how I racked my brain, I couldn't remember that name.

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