歪ゆがみ

also: いがみ

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Meanings

Physical or geometric distortion: something bent, twisted, or warped out of its original shape. Also used for signal or image distortion.

この板いたは湿しっ気けで歪ゆがみが出でてしまった。
This board has warped due to moisture.
レンズの歪ゆがみを補ほ正せいする。
Correct the lens distortion.

noun

kink; twist (in character)

Metaphorical use: a flaw, bias, or unhealthy tendency in a person's character, thinking, or emotions.

彼かれの性せい格かくには少すこし歪ゆがみがある。
There is a slight kink in his personality.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に歪ゆがみが生しょうじるfor a distortion to occur/develop in something
長なが年ねんの使し用ようでレンズに歪ゆがみが生しょうじた。
After years of use, distortion developed in the lens.
歪ゆがみを直なおすto correct a distortion or warp
専せん門もん家かに姿し勢せいの歪ゆがみを直なおしてもらった。
I had a specialist correct the misalignment in my posture.
〈人ひと〉の心こころに歪ゆがみがあるfor there to be a kink or twist in someone's character/mind
彼かれの心こころには子こ供どもの頃ころからの歪ゆがみがあった。
There had been a twist in his character since childhood.
〈事こと〉の歪ゆがみが露ろ呈ていするfor the distortions or flaws (in a system, society, etc.) to come to light
経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうのひずみが社しゃ会かいの歪ゆがみとして露ろ呈ていした。
The strains of economic growth were exposed as distortions in society.

Kanji

歪warp, bend, strained

Related words

歪わい曲きょく sense 2
歪曲 implies a deliberate or willful distortion of facts, truth, or meaning, while 歪み is a more neutral description of a physical or mental state that has become warped.
変へん形けいN1sense 1
変形 refers neutrally to a change in shape or deformation, whereas 歪み specifically implies an unwanted or unnatural warping.
ねじれ sense 1
ねじれ describes a twisting distortion (like a rope or beam twisting), while 歪み covers any kind of bending or warping, not just twisting.
偏かたより sense 2
偏り means a bias or imbalance in thinking or distribution, while 歪み in its metaphorical sense refers more broadly to an unhealthy twist or flaw in character.
デフォルメ
デフォルメ is a deliberate, often positive artistic choice, while 歪み usually describes unintended or negative distortion.

Don't confuse with

たわみ sense 1
撓み refers to elastic bending or sag under a load (like a beam flexing), while 歪み refers to a lasting warp or distortion out of the original shape.

Written forms

歪みUsage70%
- ゆがみ
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ゆがみ.
- いがみ
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete reading; the same kanji form can be read いがみ in older texts.
ゆがみUsage30%
Kana spelling is acceptable and may be used for clarity or in informal writing.
いがみ
out-dated reading

Etymology

Derived from the verb 歪む (ゆがむ, to become distorted). The kanji 歪 is composed of 不 (not) and 正 (correct), suggesting something that is not straight or proper.