Refers to the act or state of bending something, or a bent portion. Often used in technical or physical contexts.
Bending metal requires a specialized machine.
They bent the pipe to route the plumbing through.
このパイプの曲げ部分に注意してください。
Please pay attention to the bent part of this pipe.
This material is resistant to bending and doesn't break easily.
If too much load is applied, the steel frame develops a bend.
髷 (まげ) is a topknot or chignon hairstyle, pronounced identically to 曲げ but completely unrelated in meaning.
bend; curve; tilt; lean · distort; twist; bend the truth · yield a point; compromise a principle; depart from one's belief · pawn
twist; bend by twisting; contort · distort; twist (words/truth); misrepresent
kanji 'crooked seal' radical (variant of radical 26)
circular box; bentwood container · pawned article; item for pawning
easy to bend; pliant; flexible
Nominal form of the verb 曲げる (まげる, 'to bend'), derived from the classical verb 曲ぐ (まぐ).
spoon bending
bending moment