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What does the kanji 捻 mean?

捻 means twisting, wringing (捻る); spraining (捻挫). On'yomi ネン、ジョウ. Kun'yomi ね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiネン、ジョウ
Kun'yomiね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る
Strokes11
Main radical手
On'yomi ネン、ジョウKun'yomi ね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る
11 strokes

twisting, wringing (捻る); spraining (捻挫)

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 捻るひねるto twist, wrench; to devise (a plan)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.