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首を捻る

くびをひねる

Readings

くびをひねる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    exp, v5rto cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

Kanji breakdown

首
N39 strokesGrade 2
捻
11 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

私はその数学の難問に首をひねった。

I puzzled over the difficult math problem.

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首を捻るくびをひねる

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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