Japanese Word Entry

ねじ込む
Kana:ねじこむ
Romaji:nejikomu
Definitions:
  1. to screw in

  2. to thrust into, to push into, to shove into, to squeeze in (e.g. a meeting)

  3. to protest (and seek rectification), to complain

Alternative forms:
  • 捻じ込む 【 ねじこむ (nejikomu) 】

  • 捩じ込む 【 ねじこむ (nejikomu) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji), crowd into, go into
Readings
Mandarin: ㄩ (yū)
Cantonese: jyu1
Japanese: -こ.む (-komu)、 こ.む (komu)、 こ.み (komi)、 -こ.み (-komi)、 こ.める (komeru)
Korean: 입 (ib)
Vietnamese: liêu

twirl, twist, play with, to twist or nip with the fingers
Readings
Mandarin: ㄋㄧㄢˇ (niǎn), ㄋㄧㄝ (niē), ㄋㄧㄢ (niān)
Cantonese: nip6
Japanese: ネン (nen)、 ジョウ (jou) / ね.じる (nejiru)、 ひね.くる (hinekuru)、 ひね.る (hineru)
Korean: 념 (nyeom), 녑 (nyeob), 염 (yeom)
Vietnamese: niệp, niệm, nạm

screw, twist, wrench, distort, twist with hands, snap, tear
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ (liè), ㄌㄧˋ (lì)
Cantonese: lit6
Japanese: レイ (rei)、 レツ (retsu) / よじ.る (yojiru)、 ね.じる (nejiru)、 ねじ.れる (nejireru)、 もじ.る (mojiru)、 ねじ (neji)
Korean: 렬 (ryeol)
Vietnamese: liệt, lệ