拗(こじ)れる

こじれる
verb (ichidan, intransitive)
to become complicated; to get tangled
自動詞 intransitivechange
See also: 拗(こじ)らせる (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present拗(こじ)れる拗(こじ)れない
Present polite拗(こじ)れます拗(こじ)れません
Past拗(こじ)れた拗(こじ)れなかった
Past polite拗(こじ)れました拗(こじ)れませんでした
て form拗(こじ)れて拗(こじ)れなくて
ている present拗(こじ)れている拗(こじ)れていない
ている polite拗(こじ)れています拗(こじ)れていません
ている past拗(こじ)れていた拗(こじ)れていなかった
ている past polite拗(こじ)れていました拗(こじ)れていませんでした
Conditional ば拗(こじ)れれば拗(こじ)れなければ
Conditional たら拗(こじ)れたら拗(こじ)れなかったら
Volitional拗(こじ)れよう—
Volitional polite拗(こじ)れましょう—
Potential拗(こじ)れられる拗(こじ)れられない
Passive拗(こじ)れられる拗(こじ)れられない
Causative拗(こじ)れさせる拗(こじ)れさせない
Imperative拗(こじ)れろ拗(こじ)れるな
1. to become complicated; to get tangled; to take a turn for the worse
For a situation, relationship, or illness to become more complicated or difficult to resolve than before.
The matter got complicated and became difficult to resolve.
風邪(かぜ)が拗(こじ)れて肺炎(はいえん)になった。
My cold got worse and turned into pneumonia.
When human relationships get tangled, it's hard to repair them.
Let's deal with it quickly before the problem gets complicated.
I let my cold get worse and ended up bedridden for a whole week.

Transitivity

Intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive form is 拗(こじ)らせる (to complicate something).

Usage

拗(こじ)れる is used for situations that were manageable but have deteriorated into something more problematic. Common contexts include:

Writing

The kanji 拗(こじ) is relatively uncommon; this word is often written in hiragana as こじれる.

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Neutral. Used in everyday conversation.