Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

(ねじ)to screw, to twist, to distort, to parody, to make a pun, to torture, to wrest

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1.

      to twist, to screw, to wrench

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      2.

      to sprain

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    捩る 【ねじる】捻る 【ねじる】拗る 【ねじる】

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    Examples

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      針金(はりがね)(ねじ)ってアート作品(さくひん)(つく)る。

      To twist wire to create an art piece.

      • N3

      この(せん)ねじる(みず)()てきます。

      If you twist this faucet, water will come out.

      • N3

      足首(あしくび)(ねじ)ってしまったため、今日(きょう)安静(あんせい)にしておきましょう。

      I twisted my ankle, so I should rest today.

      • N3

      (びん)(ふた)ねじってもどうしても(ひら)かなかったので、(ちち)(たの)んだ。

      I couldn't open the bottle lid no matter how much I twisted it, so I asked my father for help.

      • N3

      (わたし)(あに)(おな)じくらい(ちから)があればこの(かた)いボトルを(ねじ)って()けられるのに…。

      If only I had the same strength as my brother, I could twist open this stubborn bottle...

      • N2
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