曲る

Meanings

1. to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
2. to turn
3. to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive

Kanji

• 曲

  Meanings

  bend, music, melody, composition

  On reading

  キョク

  Kun reading

  ま.がる、ま.げる、くま

  Strokes

  6

Example sentences

• 風に吹かれて木が曲がった。

  The tree bent in the wind.

  Tatoeba #84020 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 黒塗りのリムジンがキーというタイヤの音と共に角を曲がった。

  A black limo rounded the corner with a squeal of tires.

  Tatoeba #76159 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ネクタイが曲がってるよ。

  Your tie is crooked.

  Tatoeba #198633 · CC BY 2.0 FR