反そる

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

反る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Describes something becoming curved or warped, often due to heat, moisture, or pressure. Used for objects like boards, paper, or metal.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

bend backward; arch one's back

Used for a person or body part bending backward, such as arching the back or bending fingers backward. Often implies an extreme or flexible bend.

〈物もの〉が反そるfor a flat object (board, paper, etc.) to warp or curve
湿しっ気けで本ほんのカバーが反そってしまった。
The book cover warped because of the humidity.
体からだが反そるfor one's body to arch backward
驚おどろいた瞬しゅん間かん、体からだが大おおきく反そった。
My body arched back sharply the moment I was startled.
指ゆびが反そるfor one's fingers to bend backward
彼かの女じょの指ゆびは柔やわらかく、後うしろに反そるほどだ。
Her fingers are so flexible that they bend backward.

反そらすN1
反らす is the transitive partner of 反る, used when someone bends or warps something on purpose.
反そらせる
反らせる is another transitive/causative form paired with 反る, meaning to make something bend or warp backward.

曲まがるN5sense 1
曲がる is the general verb for bending or curving in any direction, while 反る specifically describes warping or curving backward/upward, as in wood or paper.
湾わん曲きょく sense 1
湾曲する is a more formal, technical term for something curving or bowing, whereas 反る is the everyday word used especially for warped boards or paper.
めくれる
反る describes a flat material warping or curving out of shape (e.g. wood, paper), while めくれる specifically describes an edge or flap lifting or flipping up.

剃そるN3
剃る (そる) means 'to shave' and is a completely different verb that happens to share the same pronunciation as 反る (そる), which means 'to warp/bend backward'.
逸それるN2
反る means for something rigid to warp or curve backward, while 逸れる means to veer away from an intended course or topic; the words sound alike but describe different kinds of deviation.

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反そり手て
falling techniques
反そり橋はし
arched bridge
反そり身み
strutting; sticking out the chest; arched posture
居い反ぞり
backwards body drop
端は反ぞり
outward-curving bowl rim; bowl lip curved outwards
襷たすき反ぞり
reverse backwards body drop
エビ反ぞり
back arch like a shrimp · kabuki pose: overwhelmed, hands out, back arched
伝つたえ反ぞり
underarm forward body drop
反そり台だい鉋かんな
wooden plane with a convex base curved in the cutting direction

反そるUsage40%
Standard kanji spelling for both warping/bending and bending backward.
そるUsage60%

The kanji 反 means 'anti-' or 'reverse,' suggesting a bending away from the normal straight shape. The reading そる is native Japanese.