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ねじ
る
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to screw; to twist
2. to distort; to parody; to make a pun
esp. もじる
3. to torture; to wrest
Alt. forms
ねじ
る
35%
よじ
る
33%
捩
ねじ
る
14%
捻
ねじ
る
8%
もじ
る
4%
捻
ね
じ
る
2%
捩
ね
じ
る
1%
拗
ね
じ
る
拗
ねじ
る
Pitch accent
ね
じ
る
Top 15500
Conjugations...
Used in: 808
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
赤
あか
子
ご
の
手
て
を
ねじ
る
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease;
(lit.)
to twist a baby's arm
あかごのてを
ねじ
る
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease;
(lit.)
to twist a baby's arm
赤
あか
子
ご
の
腕
うで
を
ねじ
る
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease;
(lit.)
to twist a baby's arm
1 more...
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かれ
は
私
わたし
の
腕
うで
を
ねじり
上
あ
げた。
He twisted my arm.