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01ichidan verb · transitive

Only 曲げる

to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl

02ichidan verb · transitive

Only 曲げる

to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant

03ichidan verb · transitive

to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert

04ichidan verb · transitive

to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)

05ichidan verb · transitive

少年は考えを曲げなかった。

The boy persisted in his opinion.

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彼は背を曲げた。

He bent his back.

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彼は主義を曲げない。

He sticks to his principles.

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枉げる (rarely used kanji form)

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