曲折

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Chinese

tune; song; bent
tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
 
tenth (in price); to break; to fold
tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
 
simp. and trad.
(曲折) 		曲 折

Pronunciation

Adjective

曲折

  1. (of a road, stream, etc.) winding; tortuous; twisting and turning
  2. (of a plot, situation, etc.) complicated; convoluted; tortuous; having many twists and turns

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Sino-Xenic (曲折):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曲 折
きょく
Grade: 3 		せつ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

曲(きょく)折(せつ) • (kyokusetsu) 

  1. a thing which twists and turns
  2. a change in state
  3. complicated circumstances; the details of said circumstances

Verb

曲(きょく)折(せつ)する • (kyokusetsu suru) suru (stem 曲(きょく)折(せつ)し (kyokusetsu shi), past 曲(きょく)折(せつ)した (kyokusetsu shita))

  1. to twist and turn
  2. to change state

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