Refers to a physical bend, curve, or warping in an object or path. Often used in compound nouns like 曲がり角 (corner) or 曲がりくねった (winding).
This road has many sharp bends.
The board has a warp in it.
There's a sharp bend in this road.
I straightened out the warp in the board before using it.
This wire is bent so severely it won't go back straight.
屈曲 emphasizes a zigzagging or repeated winding, while 曲がり can refer to a single simple bend.
曲線 refers to a curved line in a geometric or artistic sense, while 曲がり refers to the act or state of bending itself.
直線 means a straight line, the opposite of 曲がり, which describes a bend or curve.
曲がり (a bend) and 曲 (a song or tune) share the kanji 曲 but are read differently and mean entirely different things.
corner; turn; bend · turning point; watershed
though imperfect; somehow; after a fashion
perverseness; contrariness; perverse person
winding path; tortuous road; spiral path
big bend; sharp curve
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
Alternate okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.
Nominalized form of the verb 曲がる (to bend), from the root 曲 (curved) + がる (verb-forming suffix).
curved nose; crooked nose · crosspatch; grumpy person · male salmon in breeding season
perverse; cantankerous; eccentric
warped; villainous; perverse
wind; twist; zigzag