Word Meaning 屈す

くっす kussu

屈す is read as くっす (kussu) and means to bend (knee, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to bend (knee, etc.)
  2. to feel down
  3. to subdue
  4. to overpower
  5. to yield
  6. to give in
  7. to be daunted
  8. to shrink

Reading

Kana

くっす

Romaji

kussu

Writing Variants

  • 屈す くす kusu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141615 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

屈折

くっせつ

inflection

屈指

くっし

leading

屈辱

くつじょく

disgrace

屈託

くったく

ennui

屈服

くっぷく

yielding

屈強

くっきょう

robust

屈する

くっする

to bend (knee, etc.)

屈伸

くっしん

bending and stretching

屈地性

くっちせい

geotropism

屈光性

くっこうせい

phototropism

屈伸性

くっしんせい

elasticity

屈曲部

くっきょくぶ

elbow

Example Sentences

2

Do not give in to those demands.

That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we?