JLPT N2 · Verb

捻る (hineru)

捻る (ひねる, hineru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to twist; to wrench”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひねる
Romaji: hineru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to defeat easily; to beat · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

私は石につまずいて、足首をひねってしまった。

I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.

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

Conjugation of 捻る

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	捻る	ひねる hineru
Polite (~masu)	捻ります	ひねります hinerimasu
Negative	捻らない	ひねらない hineranai
Polite negative	捻りません	ひねりません hinerimasen
Past	捻った	ひねった hinetta
Polite past	捻りました	ひねりました hinerimashita
Negative past	捻らなかった	ひねらなかった hineranakatta
Te-form	捻って	ひねって hinette
Potential	捻れる	ひねれる hinereru
Passive	捻られる	ひねられる hinerareru
Causative	捻らせる	ひねらせる hineraseru
Volitional	捻ろう	ひねろう hinerou
Imperative	捻れ	ひねれ hinere
Conditional (~ba)	捻れば	ひねれば hinereba

Kanji in 捻る

捻

twirl, twist, play withネン・ジョウ・ね.じる・ねじ.る · 11 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1469530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.