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Dictionary: “ねじ”

根城

ねじろ

stronghold; citadel

Example sentence

The thief has to be in here. I'm sure somewhere around is his stronghold so if we can just find that we've got him.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

根
On
こん
Kun
ね;-ね
Stroke count
10

・root

・radical

・head (pimple)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
城
On
じょう;せい
Kun
しろ
Stroke count
9

・castle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Related words to 根城

49 related words

根城

ねじろ

→

base (of operations);headquarters

ねじ切る

ねじきる

→

to twist off

ねじれ議会

ねじれぎかい

→

lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties

ねじり上げる

ねじりあげる

→

to twist (e.g. someone's arm);to wrench

ねじりゴム編み

ねじりゴムあみ

→

twisted rib stitch (knitting)

ねじ釘

ねじくぎ

→

screw;screw spike

ねじ切り

ねじきり

→

screw cutter;thread cutting

ねじ向ける

ねじむける

→

to twist

ねじれ秤

ねじればかり

→

torsion balance

ねじ山

ねじやま

→

screw thread;ridge

ねじを巻く

ねじをまく

→

to wind (e.g. a watch)

ねじり鉢巻きで

ねじりはちまきで

→

as hard as one can;with one's whole heart

ねじポンプ

ねじポンプ

→

screw pump

ねじ伏せる

ねじふせる

→

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground;to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm;to wrestle (someone) to the floor

ねじ込む

ねじこむ

→

to screw in

ねじり飴

ねじりあめ

→

twisted candy stick

ねじ曲げる

ねじまげる

→

to bend by twisting;to twist;to contort

ねじれ国会

ねじれこっかい

→

houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties

ねじ式

ねじしき

→

screw type;screw-on;threaded

ねじり秤

ねじりばかり

→

torsion balance

ねじ回し

ねじまわし

→

screwdriver

ねじり鉢巻き

ねじりはちまき

→

towel twisted into a headband

ねじ上げる

ねじあげる

→

to twist (e.g. someone's arm);to wrench

捩木

ねじき

→

Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)

捩じくれる

ねじくれる

→

to curve;to twist

捩じ開ける

ねじあける

→

to wrench open

捩花

ねじばな

→

Chinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)

螺子プロペラ

ねじプロペラ

→

screw propeller

根締め

ねじめ

→

pounding down earth around the roots of a tree

撚翅

ねじればね

→

strepsipteran

捩れ

ねじれ

→

twist;wrench;distortion;kink;warp

拗ける

ねじける

→

to curve;to twist;to be rebellious

捻じ曲がる

ねじまがる

→

to get twisted;to get warped;to get distorted;to twist;to warp

捩じ取る

ねじとる

→

to wring off;to wrest from

捩れる

ねじれる

→

to get twisted;to get crooked;to get warped

ネジ止め

ねじどめ

→

fastening screw;screw clamp

捩じ倒す

ねじたおす

→

to wrench someone down to the ground

捩じり

ねじり

→

torsion;apply torque

捩る

ねじる

→

to twist;to screw;to wrench

捻じ桔梗

ねじききょう

→

twisted Chinese bellflower crest

音締

ねじめ

→

tune

捩じ鉢巻き

ねじはちまき

→

towel twisted into a headband

ねじ伏せる

ねじふせる

→

to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument);to make (someone) surrender

ねじ曲げる

ねじまげる

→

to distort (e.g. the truth);to twist (e.g. someone's words)

捩じくれる

ねじくれる

→

to be contrary;to be uncooperative;to be rebellious

捩れ

ねじれ

→

torsion

捩る

ねじる

→

to sprain

根締め

ねじめ

→

adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana

捩れる

ねじれる

→

to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.);to become warped;to become perverse;to become contrary