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KanjiNot on the JLPT lists10 strokesRadical 手

捩 · screw, twist

捩 is a kanji meaning screw, twist, wrench, distort. It has 10 strokes.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • レイrei
  • レツretsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • よじるyojiru
  • ねじるnejiru
  • ねじれるnejireru
  • もじるmojiru

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Words that use 捩 · 2 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 捩
WordReadingMeaningLevel
捩るねじるto twistN2
捩れるねじれるtwist, strainN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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