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曲がりくねる (まがりくねる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

曲まがりくねる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

wind; twist; zigzag

Describes roads, rivers, paths, or abstract things that bend repeatedly in a complex, winding manner.

山やま道みちが曲まがりくねっていて、運うん転てんが大たい変へんだった。
The mountain road wound back and forth, making driving difficult.

この川かわは平へい野やを曲まがりくねって流ながれている。

This river meanders through the plain.

Written forms

曲まがりくねるUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency.
曲まがりくねるUsage19%
Variant spelling without the okurigana が; less common but still encountered.
まがりくねるUsage6%

Kanji

曲bend, music, melody

Similar words

曲まがる
曲がる means a single bend or turn, while 曲がりくねる emphasizes repeated, complex winding.
くねる
くねる alone means to twist or wiggle, often used for body movements; 曲がりくねる combines it with bending for a winding path-like image.

Etymology

Compound of 曲がり (continuative form of 曲がる, 'to bend') and くねる ('to twist'). The combination intensifies the sense of repeated, complex bending.