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曲折 【きょくせつ】

  1. [n,vs,vi] bending; winding; meandering; zigzagging
  2. [n,vs,vi] ups and downs; twists and turns; complications; difficulties; vicissitudes
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Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
曲 Bend, Music, Melody, Composition, Pleasure, Injustice, Fault, Curve, Crooked, Perverse, Lean キョク ま.がる, ま.げる, くま 3
折 Fold, Break, Fracture, Bend, Yield, Submit セツ, シャク お.る, おり, お.り, -お.り, お.れる 4