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撚

撚: twist (thread)

twist (thread)
15 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
ネン
Kun
よる・よれる・より・ひねる

Read よ.る for twisting fibers into thread; on-yomi ネン in 撚糸. Don't confuse with 寄る (to drop by).

Key words

撚るよるto twist
撚り糸よりいとtwisted thread
撚糸ねんしtwisted yarn
紙撚りこよりtwisted paper string
撚り合わせるよりあわせるto twist together

Example sentences

I twisted many thin threads together to make a sturdy rope.

In this factory, the yarn-twisting machines run all day.

The old documents had been neatly bound with paper twist cords.

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