ひねる
N2撚る
捻る拈る
[hineru]
Definitions
1.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
2.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
3.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
4.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to defeat easily; to beat
5.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated
6.Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
Example Sentences
糸を撚って丈夫なロープを作った。
I twisted threads together to make a strong rope.
職人が二本の糸を指先で撚った。
The craftsman twisted two threads together with his fingertips.
祖母が糸を丁寧に撚っている。
My grandmother is carefully twisting the thread.