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捻くれる

ひねくれる

usually kana

Readings

ひねくれる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vito become twisted; to grow distorted; to be curved; to bend
  2. 2.
    v1, vito get sulky; to sulk
  3. 3.
    v1, vito grow bitter; to become embittered; to become perverse

Kanji breakdown

11 strokesGrade 8

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捻くれるひねくれる

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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