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.

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
old
component

When you get old, you start to bend and end up in the soil.

longevity
寿

Longevity is achieved by following the path of the three bends and living with measurement.

lose
every
page

You drink tea with a shellfish to make sure you're on the same page.

insignificant
component

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

flag
component

This kanji looks just like a flag.

wind

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

spine

As you can see in this diagram, the slightly bent spine connects the mouth at the top of our body with the mouth at the bottom of our body.

丿
bend component
during
twenty
component
water
component
hand
component

You see one hook and you bend it with your hand.

younger brother

When your younger brother gets born with his little horns, I offer you my condolences. Your life will take a sudden bend into darkness.

power

You see one hook, and you bend it with your power.

noon

At noon, light bends to dry everything in sight.

topped rice
self

If you bend your eye far enough, you can see your self.

grade
stone
few
wear
history

Every mouth that tells history, bends and stretches it in its own way.

hair
component

These three bends just look exactly like hair.

tusk
consider

Do you ever consider that when you get old, you will be so bent that you will basically wrap into yourself?

standing heart
nail
component
head of a ghost
component

You bend at the rice paddy, and the head of a ghost appears.

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

A fingernail's bend is insignificant, yet uniquely ours.

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.

tile

One bend drops the second tile.

tea
component

One bends the mind by drinking tea.

prolong

People want to bend you. People want to stop you. But with long strides, you prolong your journey forward.

cow
component

You see a bend in the soil, but then realize it's a cow.

first time

You display how you bend a sword for the first time.

to branch
𠂢 component

There are three bends in the river and then it branches.

Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny has a bend in its back but is still high-priced.

claw

You bend your claw twice, then stick it in the air to stretch it.

question mark

You see someone with horns bend over, inserting one hook somewhere, and you have some question marks about this situation.

blood

You bend over to inspect a plate. It's covered in blood.

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