Keyword
curved
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1256
Readings
ま
(41%)
まが
(2%)
くせ
(1%)
Used in kanji (5 in total)
plentiful
farming
canon
cadet
Used in vocabulary (402 in total)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
tune (melody, piece of music)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
composition (of music); setting; writing music
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
curve; bend; crook
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
musical composition; tune
distortion; falsification; perversion
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to turn right; to turn to the right
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
drama; play; Chinese opera
to turn left; to turn to the left
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
hit song; best-seller
title of a musical composition; name of a piece of music; song title
selection of music; song selection
curvature; warp; bend
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
overture; prelude
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
bending; winding; meandering; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
curved surface
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
instrumental trio
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
songwriting (words and music)
set piece (of music)
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
theme music; theme tune; theme song
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
curvature; warp; bend
incredible song; great song
melody; tune; song
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
original song; original melody
bending and stretching
curvilinear beauty; curvaceousness
high-angle fire
all compositions; the entire composition
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
waltz (composition)
flexure; bending
musical dance; music and dancing
distortion; falsification; perversion
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
curve; bend; crook
capriccio; mania; wild excitement; frenzy
euphemism; euphemistic expression
short piece (of music)
roundabout road; curving road
difficult piece (of music)
display of equestrian stunts; equestrian feats
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
spoon bending
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
collection (of musical pieces); studies; album; suite
order in which songs, etc. are played (in playlist, set list, etc.)
secret music
to write music for a song; to set to music
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
composition written for solo shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.; this composition; this piece (of music); this song
rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen
mania; wild excitement; frenzy
musical item being performed; performed song
hyperbola; hyperbolic curve
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
top; spinning tricks
musical theme; motif
mass; setting of the ordinary of the mass (Kyrie, Credo, etc.)
merits (of a case); right or wrong
solo (musical work)
logistic curve; growth curve
details; circumstances
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
arranger (of music)
carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
interlude; intermezzo
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
circular box; article for pawning
acrobatic feats
to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of someone behind their back); to get into trouble; to warp one's mouth
cover song (remake of another artist's song)
recitative dance
theme music; theme song
piece of instrumental music
bend; geologic fold
arrangement (of a traditional Japanese piece of music) for shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to write music for a song; to set to music
prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times
meandering; winding
meandering stream
capriccio; caprice
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
song collection; collection of lieder
curved nose; crosspatch; male salmon in the breeding season
(music) arranger; orchestrator
winding stream party (event for composing poetry and drinking rice wine)
bend; flexure; bight
folk song; ballad
equal workmanship but different style
trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
the rights and wrongs (of a case)
wickedness; injustice
roundabout road; curving road
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
meandering stream
Hungarian Dances (Brahms)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
composition and arrangement
circus stunt rider
curve; bend; crook
coupling track; B side; B-side
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
big bend (esp. in a road)
big bend (esp. in a road)
crookedness; something not right; something out of the ordinary; something unpleasant; something disgusting; unlawfulness
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
howitzer; high-angle gun
yuanqu (form of Chinese classical drama); Yuan drama
dance music; ballet music
Viennese oyster (sexual position)
appearing rustic; ancient song played at the court; comical tanka
circular bento box made of thin wood
an act done for one's own benefit
meandering; winding
remaining firm; sticking by one's principles; not budging an inch
(sheet) music; score
right and wrong; right or wrong
long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight; wrong; improper; indecent
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
corner; turn; bend in the road; curve; turning point
inferior scholarship
long stretch of winding beach
rights and wrongs (of a case); relative merits (of a case)
musical program; musical programme
piece of instrumental music; (an) instrumental
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
cylindrical box shop
elegy; sad tune; plaintive melody
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
tortuous or spiral (path)
haiku by Yosa Buson (Spring Wind on the Riverbank of Kema)
winding coast (beach)
corner; turn; bend in the road; curve; turning point
original key (of a song)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
misrepresentation; falsification
harboring (a criminal); harbouring
very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns
cover song (remake of another artist's song)
circular box; article for pawning
conic curve; conic section
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
odd but interesting song
title song (of a record)
chamber concerto; concerto di camera
to explain or describe a situation or matter in greatest details
elbow; elbow-shaped bend
divertimento; divertissement; cassation
winding road
capriccio; caprice
curved nose; crosspatch; male salmon in the breeding season
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
roundabout road; curving road
March of the Volunteers (national anthem of China)
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
drinking while doing an acrobatic stunt; drinking in a strange manner
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth
round-backed chair used by a priest during a memorial service
biased argument; biassed argument; sophistry; specious argument
round-backed chair used by a priest during a memorial service
bend; geologic fold
siphon; curved pipe
winding; twisting; zigzagging
joint work (art, music, etc.)
different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes
to become displeased; to get stubborn
musical program; musical programme
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
nasal septum deviation; deviated nasal septum
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
medley; fantasia; potpourri
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
uninteresting; dull
piano piece for four hands; composition for piano four-hands
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
curve; bend; crook
roundabout road; curving road
top; spinning tricks
junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch; unexpected move; unorthodox measure; statement, request, etc. with an ulterior motive
trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
L-shaped house (with attached stable); pawnshop; stale bull; weak bull
coastal indentations
cylindrical box shop
round-backed chair used by a priest during a memorial service
divertimento; divertissement; cassation
very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns
uninteresting; dull
winding; twisting; zigzagging
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
nasal septum deviation; deviated nasal septum
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
sinusoid; sine curve
favourite song; favorite song
pliant; supple; flexible
being euphemistic and circumlocutory
kanji "crooked seal" radical at right (variant of radical 26)
kanji "crooked seal" radical at right (variant of radical 26)
do not fold; do not bend
bent; curved; warped; awry; askew; crooked
flexibility; bend-tolerance
euphemism; periphrasis; circumlocution
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor remains seated
aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances
Koch curve; Koch snowflake; Koch island
Strepsirrhini (primate suborder)
musical farting; making various amusing farting sounds
musical farting; making various amusing farting sounds
moto perpetuo; perpetuum mobile; perpetual motion
curvature of field (optics)
song that sounds better the more one listens to it; song that grows on one over time
clothoid; Euler's spiral; Cornu's spiral
original music; music written for a specific occasion
circus equestrian-trick performer
distortion of history; historical negationism; historical denialism
special pardon to a specific region (in the ritsuryō system); limited amnesty
medley; pastiche; potpourri
Pleurodira (subclass comprising the side-necked turtles)
March of the Volunteers (national anthem of China)
Divine Comedy (poem by Dante); Divina Commedia
Chikuma Station
wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
Examples (200 in total)
This is really a good song.
I burned my favorite songs onto a CD and gave it to a friend.
I practiced desperately and became able to compose songs.