How to say "kink" in Japanese

• 縮れちぢれ
  nounCovers kinks and frizz of hair, and also curls in things like noodles or leaves. Use it when the kink is a crinkled, curled texture in hair or similar material.
• アホ毛あほげ
  nounA colloquial word for little tufts of frizz or kinked strands that spring up here and there from the hair surface. Suits casual talk about unruly hair, not technical or formal description.
• ねじれ
  nounRefers to a twist, wrench, or distortion, and so suits a kink in a physical object such as a cord or pipe. It is also common in non-physical senses of twisting or distortion.
• 歪みゆがみ
  nounThis is the word for a kink in one's character, that is, a moral or psychological distortion. It is not used for literal kinks in hair, cords, or other physical objects.

For literal kinks in hair or strands consider 「縮れ」 or, colloquially, 「アホ毛」; for twisted or distorted shapes use 「ねじれ」; for a kink in someone's character use 「歪み」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 縮れちぢれfrizz
• アホ毛あほげfrizz
• ねじれtwist
• 癖くせcrease
• 歪みゆがみkink (in one's character)