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首くびを捻ひねる

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Parts: 首捻る

Pitch accent

Meaning

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

私わたくしはその数学すうがくの難問なんもんに首くびをひねった。

I puzzled over the difficult math problem.

Kanji

首シュ neck, counter for songs and poems 捻ネン twirl, twist, play with

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