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折り曲げる (おりまげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
bend ; fold ; turn up/down
Transitive verb meaning to physically bend or fold something, often with a deliberate action. Covers bending wire, folding paper, turning up a collar, etc.
折お
り
曲ま
げ
て
ください
。
Please fold the paper in half.
Written forms 折お り 曲ま げる Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
おりまげる Usage 3%
折おり 曲ま げる Usage 1%
Variant spelling without okurigana り; less common but still encountered.
Similar words 折お る 折る is a more general verb for bending or folding, often with a sense of breaking or snapping. 折り曲げる emphasizes a deliberate, careful bending action without breaking.
曲ま げる 曲げる is a broader term for bending or distorting something, including abstract uses (e.g., bending rules). 折り曲げる is more specific to physical bending, often with a folding nuance.
Etymology Compound of 折り (ori, continuative form of 折る 'to bend, fold') + 曲げる (mageru, 'to bend'). The combination reinforces the idea of deliberate bending or folding.
