Illustration: On the tatami floor of an apartment, a knitter tries to separate two balls of yarn that a cat has dragged around the legs of a low table. The strands cross repeatedly and meet in a tight knot suspended between her hands.

もつれる

motsureru

to get tangled

Example sentences

糸いとがもつれちゃった。
The threads got tangled.
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子こどもの髪かみが寝ねている間あいだにもつれた。
The child’s hair got tangled while they slept.
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ネックレスの鎖くさりがもつれて外はずせない。
The necklace chain is tangled, and I can’t take it off.
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