表層形
クネる
クネル
動詞
クネる (クネル)
Kuneru · くねる — to bend loosely back and forth, to wriggle, to be crooked
Other ways to say “to wriggle” in Japanese →
クネる in rōmaji: kuneru.
動詞
一般
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📝 くねる 🔤 五段-ラ行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月10日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
クネる
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
くねる
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| 読み (Reading) |
クネル
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ラ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
クネる
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| 読み・基本形 |
クネル
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| 表記・基本形 |
クネる
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| 見出し語の読み |
クネル
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How it's used
Used informally in speech or writing to describe something bending or moving in a wavy, unsteady way, like a snake or a flexible object. It is less common than 曲がる (magaru), which means 'to bend'.
⚖️ Often confused with 曲がる (magaru), but クネる suggests a more flexible, snake-like bending, while 曲がる is a general bend or turn.
💡 English Meaning
クネる means “to bend loosely back and forth, to wriggle, to be crooked” — full definition & examples →
⭐ Dictionary Form
🔗 Other Forms of クネる
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Reading & Info
クネル
Lemma: くねる
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
くねります
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| て形 (Te-form) |
くねって
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| 過去形 (Past) |
くねった
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
くねらない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
くねりましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
くねれる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
くねられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
くねらせる
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Did you know · 動詞
動詞 (verbs) come at the end of a Japanese sentence. They conjugate for tense, politeness, negation, and mood — this entry shows the base (dictionary) form.
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (クネる) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (くねる) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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