JLPT N1 · Verb

捩れる (nejireru)

捩れる (ねじれる, nejireru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to get twisted; to get crooked”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: ねじれる
Romaji: nejireru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to get twisted; to get crooked; to get warped · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become perverse; to become contrary · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to become troubled; to become complicated; to become strained · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

ほのかな光が俺のねじれた視界を幻影に変えてゆく。

Light shines on my sigh of doubt.

Tatoeba #196096

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 捩れる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	捩れる	ねじれる nejireru
Polite (~masu)	捩れます	ねじれます nejiremasu
Negative	捩れない	ねじれない nejirenai
Polite negative	捩れません	ねじれません nejiremasen
Past	捩れた	ねじれた nejireta
Polite past	捩れました	ねじれました nejiremashita
Negative past	捩れなかった	ねじれなかった nejirenakatta
Te-form	捩れて	ねじれて nejirete
Potential	捩れられる	ねじれられる nejirerareru
Passive	捩れられる	ねじれられる nejirerareru
Causative	捩れさせる	ねじれさせる nejiresaseru
Volitional	捩れよう	ねじれよう nejireyou
Imperative	捩れろ	ねじれろ nejirero
Conditional (~ba)	捩れれば	ねじれれば nejirereba

Kanji in 捩れる

捩

screw, twist, wrenchレイ・レツ・よじ.る・ね.じる · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 捩れる.

捩るねじるto twist

Source: JMdict entry 1600150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.