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捻じれる
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Differences Between "捻じれる" and "錑"

Option A
捻じれる
Meaning
to twist; to get twisted; to be distorted
Reading
ねじれる (nejireru)
Syllabus Level
N2
Practical Example
転んで足首が捻じれてしまった。
I fell and twisted my ankle.
Option B
Meaning
a type of twisted spear used in the Edo period to capture criminals
Reading
もじり
Syllabus Level
C2PLUS
Practical Example
私は錑に興味があります。
I am interested in a type of twisted spear used in the Edo period to capture criminals.

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Select the correct Japanese word for this context

Which word fits this context: "(to twist; to get twisted; to be distorted)"?
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使い分け解説:
- 捻じれる: Intransitive verb. Describes something (e.g., a rope, a body part, a fact, a personality) becoming twisted or distorted. The transitive form is 捻じる (nejiru). (ロープや体の一部、事実、性格などがねじれたり、ゆがんだりする様子を表す自動詞です。)
- : Essential structural term in CEFR C2PLUS vocabulary syllabus. (CEFR C2PLUS語彙シラバスにおける重要表現です。)
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