# 曲 — bend; melody

曲 means “bend; melody”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: キョク (kyoku). Kun'yomi: ま(がる) (magaru). You'll see it in words such as 曲 (kyoku, “composition; piece of music”).

- Meaning: bend; melody
- On'yomi: キョク (kyoku)
- Kun'yomi: ま(がる) (magaru)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Arts & pastimes

## How to remember 曲

Parts: 日 sun; day · 廾 two hands

## Words with 曲

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 曲 | きょく (kyoku) | composition; piece of music |
| 曲がる | まがる (magaru) | to bend; to curve |
| 曲げる | まげる (mageru) | to bend; to crook |

## Don't confuse it with

[旧](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/former/) · [昨](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yesterday/) · [由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes” set

[演](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/perform/) · [術](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/technique/) · [技](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skill/) · [曲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bend/) · [絵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/painting/) · [遊](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/play/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bend/. Last updated 2026-11-01.