つむじ曲がり

つむじまがり

Also written 旋毛曲がり

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun perversity; cantankerous; eccentric

Kanji

• 曲 melody. Read as まがる.

Example sentences

• 彼はつむじ曲がりだ。
  He is a screwball.
• なんてつむじ曲がりなやつだ。
  What a crank he is!

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