ひねる

捻 る

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alone

  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to twist (a body part), to bend, to sprain
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 私は石につまずいて、足首をひねってしまった。
      I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.

  3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to strangle (to death), to wring (an animal's neck)
    word usually written using kana alone

  4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to defeat easily, to beat
    word usually written using kana alone

  5. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate, to make peculiar, to make complicated
    word usually written using kana alone

  6. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alone

  7. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
    word usually written using kana alone
    dated term