曲る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きょく
Grade: 3
kan’on

A denominal verb, from noun (kyoku, something off, bent, or not quite right) + (-ru, generic verb-forming suffix).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

(きょく) (kyokuru) yodan

  1. [from 1439] (archaic, possibly obsolete) to tease, to make fun of, to make a fool of, to ridicule, to mock
    Synonyms: からかう (karakau), ひやかす (hiyakasu), ちゃかす (chakasu)
  2. [from 1724] (archaic, possibly obsolete) to joke around, to kid, to talk around a subject; to speak kindly or gently
  3. [from 1851] (archaic, possibly obsolete) to perform an acrobatic stunt or trick

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ま(が)
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Uncommon variant spelling for 曲がる (magaru), omitting the (ga) from the okurigana.

For pronunciation and definitions of 曲る – see the following entry.
がる
[verb] to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist
[verb] to turn
[verb] to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
(This term, 曲る, is an alternative (uncommon) spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 曲る”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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