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捻 ね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る 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 S 11 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic Ever try WRENCHING a bolt with just your FINGERS? Trust me, you´ll WISH you had a wrench for WRENCHING to save your FINGERS. 2251

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ネン、ジョウ twirl, twist, play with 0 手: hand念: wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention 手 4 (none) wrenching I have an unfortunate habit of wrenching off other people’s fingers when I pull a wishbone with them.

Kanji	捻
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	手
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.
RTK Index	2251

Wrenching Twist Wrench Screw Clock Watch I 捻