歪む
ゆがむ
to warp; to be distorted; to become crooked or twisted
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Examples
苦痛で彼の顔が歪んでいる。
くつうでかれのかおがゆがんでいる。
His face is contorted with pain.
地震で柱が歪んでしまった。
じしんではしらがゆがんでしまった。
The pillar was warped by the earthquake.
壁の額が少し歪んでいますよ。
かべのがくがすこしゆがんでいますよ。
The picture frame on the wall is a little crooked.
噂が広まるうちに事実が歪んで伝わった。
うわさがひろまるうちにじじつがゆがんでつたわった。
As the rumour spread, the facts came out distorted.
Common patterns
- 顔が歪む
- for one's face to contort
- 形が歪む
- for a shape to warp
- 事実が歪む
- for the facts to be distorted
Memory tip
Read ゆがむ; いがむ is a dialect form you can ignore. Intransitive — the transitive 歪める is what you do to the facts or your face. 曲がる is a simple bend, 歪む implies something has gone out of true.
Kanji in this word
- 歪Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists
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