Illustration: Beside a tiled washbasin in a Japanese apartment, a young adult grips opposite ends of a wet hand towel and twists their wrists in contrary directions. The middle of the towel has tightened into a pronounced spiral, releasing a stream of water into the basin.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

ひねる

hineru

to twist, to sprain a body part

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは石いしにつまずいて、足首あしくびをひねってしまった。

    I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.

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  2. 足首あしくびをひねった。

    I twisted my ankle.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 体からだを捻ひねってから下したまでしゃがみます。

    After twisting your body, squat down.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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