ひねる・捻る・拈る・撚るhineru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
- godan verb, transitive verbto strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
- godan verb, transitive verbto defeat easily; to beat
- godan verb, transitive verbto make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated
- godan verb, transitive verbto manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ひねる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ひねります |
| Negative (nai) | ひねらない |
| polite (masen) | ひねりません |
| classical zu / nu | ひねらず・ひねらぬ |
| Past (ta) | ひねった |
| polite (mashita) | ひねりました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ひねらなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | ひねりませんでした |
| Te form | ひねって |
| Potential | ひねれる |
| Passive | ひねられる |
| Causative | ひねらせる |
| Causative passive | ひねらせられる・ひねらされる |
| Conditional (ba) | ひねれば |
| tara | ひねったら |
| Volitional | ひねろう |
| polite (mashou) | ひねりましょう |
| Imperative | ひねれ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymねじるNeutralMeans twisting or wrenching something with force, as in 「腕をねじる」; the focus is on the twisting itself. 「捻る」 also covers turning taps or switches and racking your brains.
- RelatedねじれるNeutralIntransitive: something is or becomes twisted or crooked, including a warped mind or strained relationship. 「捻る」 is transitive, twisting something by hand.
Use 「捻る」 for turning a tap, sprains, or racking your brains, as in 「頭を捻る」; use 「捩る」 for forceful twisting, and 「捩れる」 to say something is or ends up in a twisted state.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


