歪
warp, bend, strained, distort
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
Study
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.