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    3. 曲がる

    曲がる

    曲まが​る​

    to bend

    N1KMT9News #28+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab12 strokes

    曲る

    まがる

    Verb, Intransitive

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

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    次つぎの角かどを右みぎに曲まがる。

    Turn right at the next corner.

    KMT3Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    この道みちは大おおきく曲まがっている。

    This road curves significantly.

    KMT9Travel & Transportation
    山やま道みちはカーブが多おおく、急きゅうに曲まがる場ば所しょもあるので注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Mountain roads have many curves, and there are places where you need to turn sharply, so caution is required.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    古ふるいい家えの柱はしらは、長なが年ねんの重おもみで少すこし曲まがってしまっている。

    The pillars of the old house have bent slightly due to years of weight.

    KMT9Home & Housing
    彼かれの考かんがえ方かたは、少すこし曲まがっているように見みえる。

    His way of thinking seems a bit twisted (crooked).

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    曲
    ま.がる・ま.げる・くま…(2)
    bend・music・melody・composition・pleasure…(6)
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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