歪める

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ゆが
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Related to (ゆが) (yugamu, to deform, to become bent).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がめる [yùgámérú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ɡa̠me̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

(ゆが)める • (yugamerutransitive ichidan (stem (ゆが) (yugame), past (ゆが)めた (yugameta))

Japanese verb pair
active (ゆが)める
mediopassive (ゆが)
  1. to physically twist, to distort
  2. to distort the truth, to falsify
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いが
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Related to (いが) (igamu, to steal, to become bent), from (ゆが) (yugamu, to deform, to become bent).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がめる [ìgámérú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [iɡa̠me̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

(いが)める • (igamerutransitive ichidan (stem (いが) (igame), past (いが)めた (igameta))

Japanese verb pair
active (いが)める
mediopassive (いが)
  1. to warp something
  2. to steal something
Conjugation