曲げる、枉げる
まげる
mageru
JMdict entry #1239740
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
- Ichidan verbtransitive verb to pawn
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は背を曲げた。
kare ha se wo mage ta 。
He bent his back.
彼は素手で鉄の棒を曲げられる。
kare ha sude de tetsu no bou wo mage rareru 。
He can bend an iron rod with his hands.
彼は主義を曲げない。
kare ha shugi wo mage nai 。
He sticks to his principles.
猫は背を弓なりに曲げた。
neko ha se wo yuminari ni mage ta 。
The cat arched its back.
誰がなんと言おうと彼女は自説を曲げない。
dare ga nan to iou to kanojo ha jisetsu wo mage nai 。
She will not budge an inch no matter what anyone says.
増夫はスプーンを曲げられる。
masuo ha supuun wo mage rareru 。
Masuo can bend spoons.