漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general11 strokesRadical
On
ネン・ジョウ
Kun
ね.じる・ねじ.る・ひね.くる・ひね.る
Meaning
twist; wring

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand plus a phonetic element: to turn something round with the hand — to twist.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ネン捻挫・捻出

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 捻挫ねんざ

    sprain

  • 捻出ねんしゅつ

    contriving; scraping together

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

階段で足首を捻挫した。

I sprained my ankle on the stairs.

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