撓う
しなう
shinau
JMdict entry #2097560
- Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to bend; to warp; to yield
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Godan verb with 'u' endingintransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
see: しなやか・1
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
枝はしなったけど折れはしなかった。
eda ha shinaxtsu ta kedo ore ha shi nakaxtsu ta 。
The branches gave but did not break.
その竹はしなったが折れなかった。
sono take ha shinaxtsu ta ga ore nakaxtsu ta 。
The bamboo gave but did not break.