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拗 Kanji meaning "crooked, twisted, distorted"

Jiten frequency #1787Kanken Level 1TMW Debut Idol8 strokes

Meanings

crooked, twisted, distorted, perverted, cross

On'yomi

オウヨウイクユウ

Kun'yomi

ねじ.れるこじ.れるす.ねるねじ.ける

Composed of

扌handradical
幼infancy

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

拗(こじ)らせるto aggravate#45362拗(こじ)れるto get complicated#47519拗(こじ)れcomplications#150403拗(こじ)らすto make worse (e.g. disease)#170500拗(こじ)らせ女(じょ)子(し)girl who has low self esteem#463992

Most common words using this kanji

執(しつ)拗(よう)persistent#7314拗(す)ねるto be peevish#7674拗(こじ)らせるto aggravate#45362拗(こじ)れるto get complicated#47519拗(こじ)れcomplications#150403拗(こじ)らすto make worse (e.g. disease)#170500執拗(しつこ)いinsistent#183874拗(よう)音(おん)contracted sound#187114拗(す)ね者(もの)perverse individual#230162拗(ねじ)けるto curve#248306拗(ね)じるto twist#254677拗(ねじ)るto twist#262642合拗音(ごうようおん)contracted sound#333526開(かい)拗(よう)音(おん)contracted sound#376109拗(ねじ)れtwist#393682拗(こじ)らせ女(じょ)子(し)girl who has low self esteem#463992拗(ねじ)れるto get twisted#463992拗(ね)じれtwist#463992拗(ね)じくれるto curve#463992
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