捏
knead, mix
Readings
On'yomi
- ネツ
- テツ
- ネチ
Kun'yomi
- こ.ねる
- ね.る
- つく.ねる
Meaning
捏 centers on working a soft substance by hand: kneading dough or clay, and by extension mixing ingredients together thoroughly.
Most common words using 捏
- 捏造ねつぞう
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
- 捏ねるこねる
to knead; to mix with fingers
- 手捏ねてこね
kneading (by hand); making by hand
- 手捏ねてづくね
forming by hand; handwork
- 捏ねつくね
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
- 捏ねくり返すこねくりかえす
to tamper; to mess with
- 捏ね上げるこねあげる
to knead thoroughly; to work up
- 捏ね合わせるこねあわせる
to knead together; to combine (two ingredients, etc.)
- 捏和機ねっかき
kneading machine; kneader
- 捏造記事ねつぞうきじ
fabricated article; fabricated (news) story; cooked-up (news) report
Study
Etymology
捏 combines 扌 (hand) with 圼, which likely contributes the sound and relates to pressing or working with the hands. The exact historical development of 圼 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 圼 suggests a hand pressing and working a soft mass. Picture fingers kneading dough until it is smooth and mixed.
Reading mnemonic
For ネツ, imagine kneading dough so vigorously that your hands get hot, like a net of heat: nets -> ネツ, and the warmth comes from the kneading motion.