曲 – bend, music, melody

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The kanji 曲 means bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョク (kyoku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ま.がる、ま.げる、くま (magaru, mageru, kuma). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 曰 (no. 73).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョク	kyoku
Kun’yomi	ま.がる	magaru
Kun’yomi	ま.げる	mageru
Kun’yomi	くま	kuma

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 曰 (Kangxi radical 73). Components: ｜・日.

Words using 曲

曲るまがるto bend作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music)曲線きょくせんcurve曲げるまげるto bend婉曲えんきょくeuphemistic戯曲ぎきょくdrama

Example sentences

風に吹かれて木が曲がった。

The tree bent in the wind.

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黒塗りのリムジンがキーというタイヤの音と共に角を曲がった。

A black limo rounded the corner with a squeal of tires.

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ネクタイが曲がってるよ。

Your tie is crooked.

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Kanji with the same radical

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