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歪める

ゆがめる

Readings

ゆがめるいがめる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vtto bend; to curve; to warp; to distort; to disfigure
  2. 2.
    v1, vtto bend (the truth); to falsify; to twist
  3. 3.
    v1, vtto corrupt; to sully

Kanji breakdown

歪
9 strokes

Example sentences

ジョーンズさんはその知らせを聞いた時、顔をゆがめた。

Miss Jones made a face when she heard the news.

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歪めるゆがめる

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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