JLPT N3 · 6 strokes
Kanji 曲: "bend, music, melody"
The kanji 曲 means "bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キョク in on'yomi and ま.がる, ま.げる, くま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ま.がるま.げるくま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 810 of 2,501 |
Common words with 曲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 曲がるto bend; to curve; to warp; to wind · to turn
- 曲composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record) · tune; melody; air
- 曲げるto bend; to crook; to bow; to curve · to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
- 曲線curve
- 曲がり角(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend · turning point; watershed
- 一曲tune (melody, piece of music)
- 曲者ruffian; villain; knave; thief · peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow
- 折り曲げるto bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
- ねじ曲げるto bend by twisting; to twist; to contort · to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
- 折れ曲がるto bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
- 作曲composition (of music); setting; writing music
- 曲がりなりにもthough imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
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