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歪 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「止」

道
準1University / general ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「止」
On
ワイ・エわい・え · wai · e
Kun
いが.む・いびつ・ひず.む・ゆが.むiga.mu · ibitsu · hizu.mu · yuga.mu
Meaning
distort; warp

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

不 "not" set above 正 "correct": not straight — hence warped, distorted.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 歪曲わいきょく

    distortion (of facts)

  • 歪みゆがみ

    a warp; a distortion

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

事実(じじつ)を歪曲(わいきょく)して伝(つた)えてはいけない。

Facts must not be passed on in distorted form.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

歪曲歪曲bend此this止to sto…正correc…歩to wal…武milita…也is廻go aro…隈nook慧wise会to mee…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 止Map of reading ワイAll maps

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