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反り

そり

warp; curvature; curve; arch (as of a blade or a board)

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Examples

  1. この板は反りがひどい。

    このいたはそりがひどい。

    This board is badly warped.

  2. 日本刀の美しさは刃の反りにある。

    にほんとうのうつくしさははのそりにある。

    The beauty of a Japanese sword lies in the curve of the blade.

  3. 湿気でドアに反りが出て閉まりにくい。

    しっけでどあにそりがでてしまりにくい。

    Damp has warped the door, so it doesn't shut properly.

  4. あの二人はどうも反りが合わないようだ。

    あのふたりはどうもそりがあわないようだ。

    Those two just don't seem to get along.

Common patterns

反りが出る
to develop a warp
刀の反り
the curve of a sword blade
反りが合わない
to not get on with someone

Memory tip

From 反る 'to bend backwards'. The idiom 反りが合わない comes from a sword whose curve does not match its scabbard — two people who cannot fit together. Not the same word as そり 'sled', written 橇.

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