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曲

bend
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingキョク
Kun readingま.がる、ま.げる、くま
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. bendRtK
  2. composition
  3. crooked
  4. curve
    上部に複雑な曲線の付いた花頭窓があるAt the top are katomado windows featuring complex curved line patterns.wiki
  5. fault
  6. injustice
  7. lean
  8. melody
  9. music
    彼はその少女のために自作の曲を一曲弾いた。He played the girl a piece of music of his own writing.tatoeba
  10. perverse
  11. pleasure
  1. song
  2. track (on a record)

Popular Usage

曲る作曲曲線婉曲戯曲

Radicals and components

Radical曰say
Components
How it's built
曲
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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rice field (田) · brains · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1256

Compound words

作曲さっきょく
composition (of music); setting; writing music
曲線きょくせん
curve
曲がるまがる
to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
戯曲ぎきょく
drama; play; Chinese opera
婉曲えんきょく
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
一曲いっきょく
tune (melody, piece of music)
歌曲かきょく
melody; tune; song
楽曲がっきょく
musical composition; tune
曲折きょくせつ
bending; winding; meandering; zigzagging; ups and downs
曲目きょくもく
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
序曲じょきょく
overture; prelude
新曲しんきょく
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
全曲ぜんきょく
all compositions; the entire composition
組曲くみきょく
suite
名曲めいきょく
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
謡曲ようきょく
noh song
湾曲わんきょく
curve; bend; crook
歌謡曲かようきょく
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
協奏曲きょうそうきょく
concerto
曲げるまげる
to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
交響曲こうきょうきょく
symphony
作曲家さっきょくか
composer
曲がりまがり
curvature; warp; bend
曲がり角まがりかど
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

On Reading Examples

彼は非常に表情豊かにその曲を歌った。きょく
He sang the song with great expression.tatoeba
彼はピアノでビートルズの曲をすべてひくことができる。きょく
He can play all the songs of the Beatles on the piano.tatoeba
彼はだんだんとその曲が楽に弾けるようになった。きょく
He got so he could play the piece easily.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に表情豊かにその曲を歌った。
He sang the song with great expression.tatoeba
彼は背を曲げた。
He bent his back.tatoeba
彼は日本では名の知れた作曲家だ。
He is a famous composer.tatoeba
彼は二流の作曲家にすぎない。
He is nothing but a minor composer.tatoeba
明神鳥居は装飾的な形式で、全体的に曲線的である。
The Myojin-style torii, seen as a whole, has a decorative curvilinear design.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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