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Wrenching Twist Wrench Screw Clock Watch I 捻

Kanji
Onyomi ネン、ジョウ
Kunyomi ね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る
English twirl, twist, play with
Examples 捻る(ひねる): (1) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck) (2) to puzzle over (3) to defeat easily
捻子(ねじ): (1) screw (2) key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
捻じれる(ねじれる): to twist; to wrench; to screw
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S
Components 手: hand
念: wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 64
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading て・てへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword wrenching
Koohii Story 1 Ever try WRENCHING a bolt with just your FINGERS? Trust me, you´ll WISH you had a wrench for WRENCHING to save your FINGERS.
Koohii Story 2 I have an unfortunate habit of wrenching off other people’s fingers when I pull a wishbone with them.

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