Jiten beta

曲(ま)げる
Rank #4,880

Meanings

  • Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    1. to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
  • 2. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
  • 3. to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
  • 4. to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
  • 5. to pawn

Readings

曲げる
(95%)
まげる
(3%)
枉げる
(<1%)
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