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ひねる

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Inflections of ひねる
Common
ひねる
Meaning
    1. ①
      to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
    2. ②
      to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
      私わたくしは石いしにつまずいて、足首あしくびをひねってしまった。
      I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.
    3. ③
      to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
    4. ④
      to defeat easily; to beat
    5. ⑤
      to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated
    6. ⑥
      to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
    7. ⑦
      to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
Other entries with this writing
ひねる to age, to get old, to go stale
Kanji
捻 ネン twirl, twist, play with
Forms
Sentences
「ふむ」 武田たけだ先生せんせいは口くちひげを捻ひねりながらうなった。
"Hrmm," mumbled Professor Takeda as he twisted his moustache.
体からだを捻ひねってから下したまでしゃがみます。
After twisting your body, squat down.