曲
bend · music · melody · composition · pleasure · injustice · fault · curve · crooked · perverse · lean
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Description
Melody - a curved shape. Music and tune, and also the bend in anything that is not straight.
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of curved shape.
Symbolism
Curve, music, distortion. Represents bending.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Sitting and waiting
Words & Expressions
Words written with 曲
Four-Character Compounds
曲学阿世
きょくがくあせい
prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times
同工異曲
どうこういきょく
equal workmanship but different style
理非曲直
りひきょくちょく
the rights and wrongs (of a case)
紆余曲折
うよきょくせつ
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering
是非曲直
ぜひきょくちょく
rights and wrongs (of a case); relative merits (of a case)
波乱曲折
はらんきょくせつ
very involved and troublesome situation; complicated twists and turns
婉曲迂遠
えんきょくうえん
being euphemistic and circumlocutory
歌舞音曲
かぶおんぎょく
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
正邪曲直
せいじゃきょくちょく
right and wrong; right or wrong
長汀曲浦
ちょうていきょくほ
long stretch of winding beach
異曲同工
いきょくどうこう
different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes
舞文曲筆
ぶぶんきょくひつ
twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth
曲がり角
まがりかど
Turning point; A crucial moment of change
Anime & Manga
デスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
A well-known work with 曲 in its Japanese title.
プリズム輪舞曲
Love Through A Prism
A well-known work with 曲 in its Japanese title.
Other kanji with the same meaning
“music”
“melody”
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 曲 mean in Japanese?
曲 means bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean. Melody - a curved shape. Music and tune, and also the bend in anything that is not straight.
How do you read 曲?
On'yomi: キョク (KYOKU). Kun'yomi: ま.がる、ま.げる、くま (magaru, mageru, kuma).
How many strokes does 曲 have?
曲 has 6 strokes. Its radical is 曰 (say).
Is 曲 a good kanji for a tattoo?
曲 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.
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