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こじれる (kojireru) Japanese meaning: get complicated | Kotomora
JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation こじれる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary こじれる こじれない Polite こじれます こじれません Past polite こじれました こじれませんでした Past こじれた こじれなかった Te-form こじれて こじれないで Desire こじれたい こじれたくない Potential こじれられる also こじれれる こじれられない also こじれれない Passive こじれられる こじれられない Causative こじれさせる こじれさせない Causative passive こじれさせられる こじれさせられない Volitional こじれよう Polite volitional こじれましょう Imperative こじれろ こじれるな Conditional こじれれば こじれなければ Tara conditional こじれたら こじれなかったら
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The discussion got complicated and in the end nothing was decided.
Their relationship turned sour.
The plan went wrong and was canceled.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 がこじれる for a matter/situation to become complicated or go wrong
The discussion turned sour and ended up going to court.
関かん 係けい がこじれる for a relationship to sour or go wrong
A small misunderstanding caused their relationship to sour.
交こう 渉しょう がこじれる for negotiations to break down or become deadlocked
The negotiations broke down over the price, and the contract was scrapped.
Kanji 拗 crooked, twisted, distorted Transitive / intransitive Related words もつれる focuses on things becoming tangled or entangled (legs, threads, talks), while 拗れる stresses that a relationship or matter has worsened due to unresolved friction.
紛糾する is a more formal word for a meeting, dispute, or negotiation becoming chaotic and hard to settle, whereas 拗れる is used more broadly for any relationship or situation souring.
悪化する simply means to worsen and can describe health, weather, or conditions in general, while 拗れる specifically implies a situation has become tangled or gone sour due to friction.
こじれる and 捩れる both describe a situation becoming complicated, but こじれる implies a stronger, harder-to-fix worsening, especially in relationships or negotiations.
こじれる emphasizes a relationship or situation twisting and worsening over time, while 揉める emphasizes the disagreement or friction itself, often among multiple parties.
Written forms こじれる Usage 97%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 拗れる is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
拗こじ れる Usage 3%
Kanji form is uncommon; learners should prefer the kana spelling.
Etymology The origin is uncertain. The kanji 拗 is associated with twisting or stubbornness, but the word is now usually written in kana.
