Illustration: Beside a shallow step outside a community gym, a basketball player sits on the ground gripping their ankle after an awkward landing. One shoe has rolled onto its outer edge against the step, making the sideways twist clear. The exposed ankle is mildly swollen, with no wound or unnatural deformity.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

捻ねん挫ざ

nenza

to sprain

Example sentences

  1. 足首あしくびを捻挫ねんざしちゃったんだ。

    I’ve got a sprained ankle.

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  2. どうやって足首あしくびを捻挫ねんざしたの？

    How did you sprain your ankle?

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  3. 彼かれは転ころんで足首あしくびを捻挫ねんざした。

    He fell, twisting his ankle.

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Kanji in 捻挫

  • 捻twirl; twistOnネン・ジョウKunねじる・ねじる・ひねくる
  • 挫crush; breakOnザ・サKunくじく・くじける

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