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    3. 曲がりくねる

    曲がりくねる

    曲まが​り​く​ね​る​

    to bend many times

    KMT10News #40+1Verb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab17 strokes

    曲りくねる

    まがりくねる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to bend many times, to turn and twist, to zigzag

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    その道みちは山やまの中なかを曲まがりくねっている。

    That road winds through the mountains.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    川かわは森もりの中なかを曲まがりくねりながら流ながれている。

    The river flows, winding through the forest.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    人じん生せいの道みちは常つねにまっすぐではなく、時ときには曲まがりくねることもある。

    The path of life is not always straight; sometimes it twists and turns.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentEmotions & PsychologyReligion & Philosophy
    蛇へびは体からだを曲まがりくねらせて素す早ばやく移い動どうする。

    Snakes move quickly by twisting and turning their bodies.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    登と山ざん道どうは急きゅうな坂さか道みちと曲まがりくねった小こ道みちが続つづいていた。

    The mountain trail continued with steep slopes and winding paths.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation

    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
    り
    ri
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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