Components

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かれ
わたし
うで
ねじり
げた

He twisted my arm.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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2
noun
1. arm
2. skill; efforts; ability
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2
Most common form: 拗じる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to screw; to twist  (often written with kana only)
2. to distort; to parody; to make a pun  (esp. もじる)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ワン   うで arm   
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ニク body part   
あて address, destination   あてる to address   
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roof   
at night you seal
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
seal
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
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