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Kotomora

撚

twist, twine, kinky

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • ネン

Kun'yomi

  • よ.る
  • よ.れる
  • より
  • ひね.る

Meaning

撚 centers on twisting fibers or threads together: twining, twisting, or making something kinky. The idea of twisting by hand connects all the given meanings.

Most common words using 撚

  • 撚るよる

    to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)

  • 撚糸ねんし

    twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn

  • 撚り合わせるよりあわせる

    to intertwine; to twist together

  • 撚翅ねじればね

    strepsipteran

  • 糸撚鯛いとよりだい

    golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus); besugo

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Etymology

撚 combines 扌 (hand) with 然, which likely contributes the sound ネン and the idea of twisting or twining fibers by hand.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand radical 扌 beside 然 suggests a hand twisting threads together. Picture fingers rolling fibers into a tight twine.

Reading mnemonic

For ネン, imagine twisting a neon-colored thread: neon -> ネン, and your hand twists the bright twine.