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拗

拗: twisted

twisted; sulky
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Readings

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オウ・ヨウ・イク・ユウ
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ねじれる・こじれる・すねる・ねじける

執拗 (しつよう) is persistent; 拗ねる (すねる) is to sulk; 拗れる (こじれる) is to get tangled.

Key words

拗ねるすねるto sulk
拗れるこじれるto get complicated; to go wrong
執拗しつようpersistent; obstinate
拗音ようおんcontracted sound (ゃ, ゅ, ょ)

Example sentences

My little brother sulked after his toy was taken away.

The talks went badly, and the relationship between the two became strained.

The reporters repeated their questions persistently.

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