bending; flexibility; pliability
Describes the quality of bending easily without breaking, often used for materials like wood, metal, or fishing rods. Derived from the verb しなる.
See also: しなる
This fishing rod has good flexibility.
They make bows by taking advantage of bamboo's pliability.
Rare kanji form; the kana spelling しなり is strongly preferred.
Noun form of the verb しなる (to bend, to be pliant). The kanji 撓 is used for bending or yielding, but the word is almost always written in kana.