-ru Godan/u-verb

1. usually kana to twist; to screw; to wrench
2. usually kana to sprain

-ru Godan/u-verb

1. usually kana to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
2. usually kana to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
3. usually kana to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
4. usually kana to defeat easily; to beat
5. usually kana to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated
6. usually kana to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
7. usually kanadated to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper