What does kanji 屈 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 屈 is yield.

How is kanji 屈 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 屈 are かが.む, かが.める; the onyomi readings are クツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 屈?

The main radical for kanji 屈 is 尸.

What words use kanji 屈?

Example words that use kanji 屈 include 屈折, 屈辱, 屈指, 屈托.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

屈

Meaning

Kanji 屈

yield

yield, bend, flinch, submit

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かが.むかが.める
Onyomi 音読み: クツ
Nanori 名乗り: くっ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1434
Strokes: 8
Radical: 尸
Components: ｜ • 尸 • 山 • 凵
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 拙 • 出 • 咄 • 茁 • 泏 • 朏 • 柮

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 78 entries that include this kanji.

屈折

くっせつ

inflection

屈辱

くつじょく

disgrace

屈指

くっし

leading

屈托

くったく

ennui

屈伏

くっぷく

yielding

屈する

くっする

to bend (knee, etc.)

屈伸

くっしん

bending and stretching

屈す

くす

to bend (knee, etc.)

屈まる

かがまる

to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age)

屈む

かがむ

to bend down

屈める

かがめる

to stoop

屈起

くっき

towering high

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は逆境に屈しなかった。

he did not yield to adversity.

ついに敵は屈服した。

finally the enemy submitted.

彼は屈辱に耐えた。

he endured the humiliation.

光がプリズムで屈折する。

light refracts through a prism.

彼は世界でも屈指の選手だ。

he is one of the leading players in the world.

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