捩る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
捩
よじ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よじ​る [yòjíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ʑiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

捩(よじ)る • (yojiru) ^{←よぢる (yodiru)?}transitive godan (stem 捩(よじ)り (yojiri), past 捩(よじ)った (yojitta))

Japanese verb pair
active	捩る
mediopassive	捩れる

1. twist
2. wrench, wrest

Conjugation

Conjugation of "捩る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	捩ら	よじら	yojira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	捩り	よじり	yojiri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	捩る	よじる	yojiru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	捩る	よじる	yojiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	捩れ	よじれ	yojire
Meireikei ("imperative")	捩れ	よじれ	yojire
Key constructions
Passive	捩られる	よじられる	yojirareru
Causative	捩らせる 捩らす	よじらせる よじらす	yojiraseru yojirasu
Potential	捩れる	よじれる	yojireru
Volitional	捩ろう	よじろう	yojirō
Negative	捩らない	よじらない	yojiranai
Negative continuative	捩らず	よじらず	yojirazu
Formal	捩ります	よじります	yojirimasu
Perfective	捩った	よじった	yojitta
Conjunctive	捩って	よじって	yojitte
Hypothetical conditional	捩れば	よじれば	yojireba

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
捩
ねじ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 捩る – see the following entry.

【ねじる】 [verb] twist Alternative spellings 捻る, 捻じる, 捩じる, 拗る

(This term, 捩る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
捩
もじ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 捩る – see the following entry.

【もじる】 [verb] (of a phrase) to parody; to pun on

(This term, 捩る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)