捻る (ひねる): to twist, to turn — Japanese vocabulary
捻る is read ひねる and means "to twist, to turn". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
捻る
- Reading
- ひねる · hineru
- Translation
- to twist, to turn
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- ひねるが
Example
私は石につまずいて、足首をひねってしまった。
わたしはいしにつまずいて、あしくびをひねってしまった。
I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.
Kanji in this word
- 捻 — twist, wrench
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