01
曲がる
まがる
to turn, to bend
Meanings
- bend
- music
- melody
- composition
- pleasure
- injustice
Readings
Onyomi
- キョク
Kunyomi
- ま.がる
- ま.げる
- くま
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Useful words
02
曲げる
まげる
to bend, to twist
03
作曲
さっきょく
musical composition
04
名曲
めいきょく
famous song, masterpiece
05
新曲
しんきょく
new song
06
曲線
きょくせん
curve, curved line
Compare Kanji
01直Pair94%straightaway, honestyBent and straight are the cleanest shape-and-meaning contrast for 曲.02折Meaning86%fold, break折 shows the physical act that can make something bent.03音Meaning82%sound, noiseThe music sense of 曲 needs 音 as its basic sound partner.04歌Meaning78%song, singSongs give a familiar example of 曲 as melody or composition.05楽Meaning74%music, comfortMusic in 楽 keeps the musical side of 曲 separate from the bent-shape side.06由Shape66%wherefore, a reason由 looks like a simplified relative of 曲, with fewer inner divisions.