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ひねる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck)
2. to puzzle over
3. to defeat easily
Alt. forms
捻ひねる
52%
ひねる
47%
撚ひねる
拈ひねる
Pitch accent
ひ
ね
る
Top 7100
Conjugations...Used in: 1604
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm