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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
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Conjugations...
Used in: 1604
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
首
くび
を
ひね
る
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
頭
あたま
を
ひね
る
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
赤
あか
子
ご
の
手
て
を
ひね
る
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease;
(lit.)
to twist a baby's arm
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