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Kotomora

歪

warp, bend, strained, distort

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • ワイ
  • エ

Kun'yomi

  • いが.む
  • いびつ
  • ひず.む
  • ゆが.む

Meaning

歪 centers on something that is not straight or true: warped, bent, strained, or distorted from its proper shape.

Most common words using 歪

  • 歪むゆがむ
    N1

    to warp; to bend; to contort

  • 歪みひずみ
    N1

    strain; deformation; warp; distortion

  • 歪みゆがみ

    contortion; distortion; warp; bend; skew

  • 歪いびつ

    distorted; crooked; irregular; warped

  • 歪めるゆがめる

    to bend; to curve; to warp; to distort; to disfigure

  • 歪曲わいきょく

    distortion; falsification; perversion

  • 位相歪みいそうひずみ

    phase distortion

  • 全高調波歪ぜんこうちょうはひずみ

    total harmonic distortion; THD

  • 時間の歪みじかんのひずみ

    time warp

  • 歪むひずむ

    to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked

  • 歪力わいりょく

    stress; tension

  • 歪度わいど

    skewness

  • 歪率ひずみりつ

    distortion factor

  • 歴史歪曲れきしわいきょく

    distortion of history; historical negationism; historical denialism

  • 減衰歪みげんすいひずみ

    attenuation distortion

  • 磁歪じわい

    magnetostriction

  • 磁気歪みじきひずみ

    magnetostriction

  • 遅延歪みちえんひずみ

    delay distortion

  • 顔を歪めるかおをゆがめる

    to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

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Etymology

歪 combines 不 (not) and 正 (correct/straight) to express the idea of something not straight, i.e., warped or distorted. This is a straightforward semantic compound.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 不 means 'not' and the bottom 正 means 'correct' or 'straight'. Together they show something that is not straight: warped, bent, or distorted.

Reading mnemonic

For ワイ, imagine a warped wire that is bent into a Y shape: wire -> ワイ, and the wire is not straight.