Meaning

Primary

To Bend

Alternative

To Bend Something

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This is a verb because it ends with an sound. What does the kanji mean? It's music and bend. In the case of this word, we're going with the "bend" version. The verb of that is to bend. This is when you're doing the bending. You can remember this because is the gentleman you're bending. He looked good before you bent him in half.

Reading

まげる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

How did you bend this gentleman? You bent him using magic (). Just imagine yourself bending a gentleman with magic. Go ahead, do it in your mind.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • ひじを曲げる

    to bend one's elbow

    首を曲げる

    to bend one's neck

    考えを曲げる

    to bend one's thinking

Context Sentences

次は、右足のひざを90ど曲げてください。

Next, please bend your right knee at a 90 degree angle.

このYoutubeビデオでは、コウイチがスプーンを百本ひたすら曲げつづけます。

In this Youtube video, Koichi just keeps bending 100 spoons.

スーパーマンはなんでも曲げられます。すでに曲がっているものでさえも。

Superman can bend anything, even something that is already bent.

Kanji Composition