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What does 曲げる (まげる, mageru) mean?

曲げる (まげる, mageru) means to bend; to distort.

Quick facts
Readingまげる
Romajimageru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
まげる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmageru

to bend; to distort

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to bend; to crook; to bow
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to lean; to tilt; to incline
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to pawn

Example sentences

  • Please bend your knees and sit down.

  • I bent the wire to make a ring.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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