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mojiru
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

nejiru
[ねじ()·]
nejiru
[ねじ()·]
nejiru
[ねじ()·]
nejiru
[()··]
nejiru
[()··]
nejiru
[()··]
nejiru
yojiru
[よじ()·]
yojiru
[もじ()·]
mojiru

English Meaning(s) for もじる

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to screw; to twist
  2. to distort; to parody; to make a pun (esp. もじる)
  3. to torture; to wrest

Definition and Synonyms for もじる

Twist twist suddenly so as to sprain
Synonyms: くじく, ねじる, ひねる, こじれる, ねじれる, 捻挫, 撚る
Turn go sour or spoil
Synonyms: ねじる, ひねる, めぐる, 回す, 回る, 回る, 廻る, 折る, 折れる, 熟成, 繰る, 転じる
Distort form into a spiral shape
Synonyms: ねじる, ひねる, 撚る
Twist cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Synonyms: ねじる, ひねる, ひねくる, 折り曲げる, 撚る, ねじ曲げる, ひん曲げる, 曲がる, 曲げる
Travesty make a travesty of
Synonyms: ねじる
Turn cause to move around or rotate
Synonyms: ねじる, めぐる, 回す, 回る, 回る, 回転, 巡らす, 旋回, 旋転
Curve extend in curves and turns
Synonyms: うねる, ねじる, ひねる, 折る, 折れる, 曲がりくねる, 紆余曲折, 繰る
Greatcoat a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
Synonyms: ねじる, コート, コート, オーバー, オーバコート, 上着, 外套, 捩り, 角袖
Arm the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
Synonyms: ねじる, スリーブ, 捩り, 衣手, ,
Wrench a jerky pulling movement
Synonyms: ねじる, ねじれ, ひねり, ひねる, ねじれる, ツイスト, 捩り, 捩じり, 捩れる, 捻転
Lopsidedly in a crooked lopsided manner
Synonyms: ねじる, ねじれる, 偏る, 曲がる
Crookedness a tortuous and twisted shape or position
Synonyms: ねじる, ねじれ, ねじれる, 屈曲
Complicate make more complicated
Synonyms: ねじる, こじらす, こじらせる
Twist a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Synonyms: ねじる, ねじれ, ねじれる

Categories もじる is a member of

Wound cause injuries or bodily harm to
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Change Shape assume a different shape or form
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Turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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Parody make a parody of
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Move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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Be have the quality of being
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Coat an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down
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Motion a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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Cloth Covering a covering made of cloth
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Distorted Shape a shape resulting from distortion
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Plication an angular or rounded shape made by folding
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Modify cause to change
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Stroke Order Diagrams for もじる

Conjugations for もじる

masu stem
mojiri
Negative stem
mojira
te-form
mojitte
Negative te-form
mojiranakute
Adverbial Negative Form
mojiranaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mojiru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojiranai
Past Indicative Form
mojitta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojiranakatta
Presumptive Form
mojirou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mojirimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirimasen
Past Indicative Form
mojirimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojirimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
mojirimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
mojiritai
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojiritakunai
Past Indicative Form
mojiritakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojiritakunakatta
Adjective stem
mojirita
te-form
mojiritakute
Negative te-form
mojiritakunakute
Adverbial Form
mojiritaku
Provisional Form
mojiritakereba
Provisional Negative Form
mojiritakunakereba
Conditional Form
mojiritakattara
Conditional Negative Form
mojiritakunakattara
Objective Form
mojiritasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mojire
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mojirinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
mojireba
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojiranakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
mojiranakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
mojittara
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojiranakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
mojittari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mojireru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirenai
Past Indicative Form
mojireta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojirenakatta
masu-stem
mojire
te-form
mojirete
Negative te-form
mojirenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mojiremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojiremasen
Past Indicative Form
mojiremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojiremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mojirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirarenai
Past Indicative Form
mojirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojirarenakatta
masu stem
mojirare
te-form
mojirarete
Negative te-form
mojirarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mojiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
mojiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojiraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mojiraseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirasenai
Past Indicative Form
mojiraseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojirasenakatta
masu stem
mojirase
te-form
mojirasete
Negative te-form
mojirasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mojirasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirasemasen
Past Indicative Form
mojirasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojirasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mojirasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirasarenai
Past Indicative Form
mojirasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojirasarenakatta
masu stem
mojirasare
te-form
mojirasarete
Negative te-form
mojirasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
mojirasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
mojirasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
mojirasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
mojiran
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojiranu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
mojirazaru

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