I Love Kanji捩る (nejiru)
捩る (ねじる, nejiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to twist; to screw”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- ねじる
- Romaji
- nejiru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to twist; to screw; to wrench · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to sprain · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 捩る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 捩る | ねじる nejiru |
| Polite (~masu) | 捩ります | ねじります nejirimasu |
| Negative | 捩らない | ねじらない nejiranai |
| Polite negative | 捩りません | ねじりません nejirimasen |
| Past | 捩った | ねじった nejitta |
| Polite past | 捩りました | ねじりました nejirimashita |
| Negative past | 捩らなかった | ねじらなかった nejiranakatta |
| Te-form | 捩って | ねじって nejitte |
| Potential | 捩れる | ねじれる nejireru |
| Passive | 捩られる | ねじられる nejirareru |
| Causative | 捩らせる | ねじらせる nejiraseru |
| Volitional | 捩ろう | ねじろう nejirou |
| Imperative | 捩れ | ねじれ nejire |
| Conditional (~ba) | 捩れば | ねじれば nejireba |
Kanji in 捩る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 捩る.
Source: JMdict entry 1611090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.