捩る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
捩
よじ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

捩(よじ)る • (yojiru) ←よぢる (yodiru)?transitive godan (stem 捩(よじ)り (yojiri), past 捩(よじ)った (yojitta))

Japanese verb pair
active 捩る
mediopassive 捩れる
  1. twist
  2. wrench, wrest
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
捩
ねじ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 捩る – see the following entry.
【ねじる】
[verb] twist
Alternative spellings
捻る, 捻じる, 捩じる, 拗る
(This term, 捩る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
捩
もじ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 捩る – see the following entry.
【もじる】
[verb] (of a phrase) to parody; to pun on
(This term, 捩る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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