しなる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

bend; warp; yield under pressure

Describes something long and slender bending under force without breaking, or figuratively yielding. Often used for branches, rods, or flexible materials.

See also: しなう

• 強つよい風かぜで木きの枝えだがしなった。

  The tree branch bent in the strong wind.

• この釣つり竿ざおはよくしなる。

  This fishing rod bends well.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be supple; be flexible; be pliant

Emphasizes a quality of suppleness or elasticity, often of bamboo, a body, or a movement. Related to the adjective しなやか.

See also: しなやか · しなう

• 竹たけは軽かるくてよくしなる素そ材ざいだ。

  Bamboo is a light and very flexible material.

• 体たい操そう選せん手しゅの体からだは驚おどろくほどしなる。

  The gymnast's body bends with astonishing suppleness.