noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
contorted; convoluted
Rare term describing something twisted or intricately coiled, often in a physical or abstract sense. Not commonly used in modern Japanese.
The text is hard to understand because of its convoluted logic.
Compound of 回旋 (rotation, convolution) and 状 (shape, form). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of being twisted or convoluted.