Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to warp, to bend, to contort.
  2. to be perverted, to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.), to be distorted, to be cross-grained.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
歪む ゆがむ
 
歪む いがむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

warp, bend, strained
いが.む ゆが.む いびつ (Kentei Pre-1)
large, great, grand
ヒ おお.きい (Kentei 1)
negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)