Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend
2. to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
Examples (2 in total)
Tom shaves only about three times a week.
As is often the case with him, he went to the office without shaving.