捩

10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

screw, twist, wrench, distort

Kun'yomi
  • よじる
    		to twist
  • ねじる
    		to twist ②to sprain
  • ねじれる
    		to get twisted ②to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.) ③to become troubled
  • もじる
    		to parody ②to twist
On'yomi
  • レイ
  • レツ

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ねじれる 53.8%
ねじる 46.2%

Character Breakdown

screw, twist, wrench
ねじ.れる　ね.じる　レイ (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
re-, return, revert
もど.す　レイ (9th, N3)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と　コ　へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

ね
捩
　
じ
あ
開
　
け
　
る
to wrench open
ね
捩
　
じ
と
取
　
る
to wring off
さか
逆
ね
捩
　
じ
turning an object in the wrong direction ②retort
ね
捩
　
じ
はち
鉢
ま
巻
　
き
towel twisted into a headband
ね
捩
　
じ
　
り
torsion
さか
逆
ね
捩
　
じ
　
を
く
食
　
わ
　
せ
　
る
to retort
さか
逆
ね
捩
　
じ
　
を
く
食
　
う
to have the tables turned on one
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References

Unicode hex code 6369
JIS X 0208 1-57-64
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1942
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2154
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12192
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.31
Four corner code 5303.4