bend

Word
bend
Meaning
丿 component
Part of speech
kanji component
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson

Usages of bend

grain
component

Mnemonic: the grain is so heavy that it bends the tree it grows on.

do not
component

Do not bend it twice or it'll wrap around itself!

cliff
component

This one clearly looks like a cliff.

step
component

To take a step, a person must bend their knee.

good

To find what's good, seek stillness in the mind and a willingness to bend.

spoon
component

You can bend a fishhook into a spoon.

woman
hand

A hand is basically a collection of hooks that can bend at two joints.

nine

You're in a race, but in the ninth second, you already bend your car around a tree.

thousand

Bend ten times, and you'll reach a thousand.

white

You bend towards the sun, and are covered in white light.

birth
spear
component

You visit a peace ceremony in which everyone bends their spear such that it becomes useless.

small bird
component
horns
component
ice
component
arrow
old
component
longevity
寿
lose
every
page
insignificant
component

Two dots and a bend, truly the most insignificant kanji components.

flag
component
play
wind

The wind is blowing so hard that it even bends the insects under the table.

spine
丿
bendcomponent
during
twenty
component
previous
water
component
hand
component
younger brother
power
noon
red
topped rice
self
grade
stone
few
egg
trip
wear
repeat
history
salt
hair
component
tusk
consider
standing heart
nail
component
head of a ghost
component
wi
component

is an obsolete katakana character, previously used to represent the sound wi.

Now, the sound wi is represented by the digraph ウィ(Ui).

Though is not used as a katakana character anymore, it does appear as a component in multiple Kanji.

scissors
𠂇 component

The scissors you're holding has one blade that's bent.

beyond

Bend around the desert, and you'll find what's beyond.

certain

When you are certain, your heart does not bend.

genius

One hook is all a genius needs to bend the universe to their will.

gun
𠂉 component
calamity

A calamity bends our life in a big way.

interior

Even if you bend the upside down box, the rice is simply too big to fit in its interior.

fingernail
cross
component
measure

You have to bend over twenty times to get the right measure.

distinction

The sheep takes a bend at work, making a clear distinction.

fifth

When bent, a spear is only a fifth as effective.

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